A young female engineer working with the Public Works Department (PWD) in Assam&rsquo;s Bongaigaon district has died by suicide, sparking outrage and a criminal investigation.
The deceased, Joshita Das, a Junior Engineer with PWD Housing, was found hanging at her rented home in Barpara on Monday. She had been posted in the district for nearly a year.
Police have arrested former Executive Engineer Dinesh Sharma Medhi and former Sub-Divisional Officer Aminul Islam, after Joshita&rsquo;s mother filed an FIR alleging workplace harassment. A suicide note recovered from the scene is now a crucial piece of evidence.
In the note, Joshita claimed she faced continuous mental harassment and pressure to approve a contractor&rsquo;s bill linked to the construction of a stadium at Borsojgaon in the Gossaigaon Assembly constituency. She said the project lacked proper documentation and architectural drawings, yet she was coerced to process the payment for M/s Achetic Creations, the executing agency.
Joshita further alleged that contractor Rudra Pathak had not deployed a site engineer, leaving her responsible for the execution. She also blamed architect Debajit Sarma for submitting an incomplete estimate riddled with errors.
Even after their transfers&mdash;Medhi to Nalbari NH Division and Islam to the Chief Engineer's office&mdash;Joshita claimed the two officers continued to pressure her.
Following her death, authorities launched a detailed investigation and sent her body for post-mortem examination. The arrests of Medhi and Islam have intensified scrutiny on alleged corruption and harassment within the department.
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July 23, 2025 | 13:35 IST