Guwahati: Upasa Phukan, the 28-year-old daughter of former Assam Home Minister Bhrigu Kumar Phukan, allegedly died by suicide on Sunday, police said.
According to officials, she reportedly jumped from the second floor of her residence in Guwahati’s Kharghuli area, where she lived with her mother.
She was immediately taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
“We have registered a case of unnatural death and initiated an investigation,” a police officer stated.
Preliminary findings indicate that she had been struggling with mental health issues for a long time and was undergoing treatment.
The officer also mentioned that she had previously attempted suicide.
“At the time of the incident, her mother was engaged in household work when Upasa allegedly jumped from the second floor,” he added. No suicide note was found at the scene.
Bhrigu Kumar Phukan, who passed away in 2006, was a key figure in the historic Assam Movement and served as the state’s home minister in the first AGP government from 1985.
He was also one of the signatories of the Assam Accord.
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Expressing grief over her demise, Assam Agriculture Minister and AGP president Atul Bora wrote on X, “I am deeply saddened by the untimely and unfortunate demise of Upasa Phukan, daughter of Late Bhrigu Kumar Phukan, a prominent leader of the historic Assam Movement, senior AGP leader, and former Home Minister of Assam.”
“In this moment of profound grief, I offer my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and pray for the eternal peace of her departed soul. Om Shanti,” he added.
