In a major development to the suspicious death case of Morikolong sub-inspector (SI) Junmoni Rabha, the Central Government has assigned the investigation of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

This comes days after Assam Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh visited the CBI office in New Delhi.

This development was confirmed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday.

Taking to Twitter, CM Sarma said, "The government of India has assigned the investigation of the case concerning the unfortunate death of Smt Junmani Rabha to the Central Bureau of Investigation."

An order from the Ministry of Personnel, public grievances and pensions said “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 read with section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (25 of 1946), the Central Government with the consent of the State Government of Assam, issued vide Notification No. ECF No. 302621/20 dated 20.05.2023, Home & Political Department, Govt. of Assam, hereby extends the powers and jurisdiction of the members of the Delhi Special Police Establishment to the whole State of Assam for investigation of four cases.”

The four cases that the CBI will investigate are:

 (1) FIR No. 183/2023 u/s 120-B, 395,397,342,387 IPC registered at North Lakhimpur Police Station

(2) FIR No. 84/2023 u/s 279,427,304-A IPC, registered at Jakhalabandha Police Station

(3) FIR No. 443/2023 u/s 489-A, 489-B IPC registered at Nagaon Police Station

(4) FIR No. 87/2023 u/s 120-B, 302,34 IPC registered at Jakhalabandha Police Station