BSF official under quarantine found dead in a hotel room in Silchar

Identified as K Ravi Kumar, the BSF Jawan reached Silchar yesterday and was placed under quarantine at a hotel in Silchar. Today, in the afternoon, he was found hanging in his room.

As per the hotel’s records, K Ravi Kumar is a jawan of 131 BSF and was on his way to Mizoram. He was kept in the hotel turned quarantine centre under the supervision of the district administration.

The manager of the hotel said, “He came in yesterday, today morning we saw him once. He had come downstairs asking for tea and we replied that it will be arranged in a while. He went back upstairs. Later when the staff knocked his door for breakfast, he replied saying he does not want to eat.”

Later when they knocked at his door with lunch at around 2 PM, he did not respond. “The staff came and told me that he is not opening the door. So, I along with the security officials deployed by the district administration went upstairs to check on him,” added the manager.

Despite banging the door several times, when K Ravi Kumar did not open the door, they peeped through the ventilator and saw him hanging from the fan.

Police was immediately informed about the incident and the officials sent the dead body to Silchar Medical College and Hospital after following all necessary protocols.

Ditumoni Goswami, OC, Silchar Sadar Police Station said that K Ravi Kumar’s COVID19 test results are still awaited. “Once we get the reports, we will decide the future course of action. If he tests negative, an autopsy will be performed. In case it’s positive, his last rites will be performed following the COVID protocols.”