Himsri Boro’s death in Andhra Pradesh: What happened to the Assam dancer, and what is still under investigation?

Assam dancer and college student Himsri Boro, 20, was found dead near railway tracks in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district after travelling home from Visakhapatnam on the Vivek Express. Her family believes she was murdered. Andhra Pradesh Police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT), but investigators have not established how she came to be beside the tracks or concluded that anyone caused her death.

Boro’s name has also been reported as Himashree or Himashri. According to an Andhra Pradesh Police account, her body was found on October 7 near Penubarthi village. She had been in Visakhapatnam with a dance group and was returning to Assam alone.

What is known about her train journey?

Police said Boro boarded the Dibrugarh-bound Vivek Express at Visakhapatnam after an earlier plan to travel home did not work out. She entered an overcrowded coach. Her luggage was subsequently found aboard the train, but she could not be located when railway personnel searched it after receiving a complaint.

According to her family and a police account, Boro contacted a friend during the journey and complained about the behaviour of some male passengers. A railway helpline complaint followed. Those reports are important to the investigation, but they do not, on their own, establish what happened after contact with her was lost.

Police have said a co-passenger reported that Boro fell from the moving train. Railway authorities also described a fall as a preliminary possibility. Investigators have not established whether a fall occurred as described, whether it was accidental, or whether another event led to her death.

What has the investigation found so far?

Andhra Pradesh Police’s SIT has examined the area where Boro was found, with forensic and other specialist teams assisting. Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage and communications, identifying passengers and taking statements to reconstruct her movements and the response to the helpline complaint. An Assam police inspector general visited the site and reviewed the inquiry with local officers.

Srikakulam police said preliminary post-mortem findings showed no signs of physical or sexual assault. An Assam police official said investigators had found no evidence of a conspiracy so far. Both statements describe findings at this stage of an ongoing inquiry; neither settles the question of precisely how Boro died.

What does the family allege, and what remains unanswered?

Boro’s family alleges murder and has called for a thorough investigation. Family members have also questioned the railway security response after concerns were raised about her safety. These are allegations and concerns, not findings of criminal wrongdoing or negligence.

The central unanswered question is how Boro left the train and came to be found near the tracks. Police also need to establish what witnesses saw, what the available video and phone evidence shows, and whether the search after the helpline complaint was adequate. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has sought an impartial, time-bound investigation from authorities in Andhra Pradesh and the railways.

As of October 11, 2026, the reported preliminary evidence does not confirm the family’s murder allegation, and investigators have not issued a final account of the death. The SIT’s findings will be needed to distinguish a suspected fall from an established cause and sequence of events.