{"id":132642,"date":"2024-12-21T18:44:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T13:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=132642"},"modified":"2024-12-21T18:44:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T13:14:06","slug":"heartbreaking-tagla-tragedy-assam-police-capture-prime-suspect-in-the-gruesome-murder-of-two-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=132642","title":{"rendered":"Heartbreaking Tagla Tragedy: Assam Police Capture Prime Suspect in the Gruesome Murder of Two Brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/New-Logo-Smal-3.jpg?resize=198%2C55&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">I<\/span>n a deeply unsettling event that has shaken the community of Tangla, the bodies of two young boys were found with their throats slit in Santopara, Tangla, Udalguri district, on Saturday. The victims, Gaurav Sharma, aged 12, and Kaushik Sharma, aged 14, were students at Tangla Kendriya Jatiya Vidyalaya and resided in Jorpukhuri, Tangla. They went missing on Friday, December 20, after heading for school, leading to an intensive search by their worried families and local residents. Their bodies were tragically discovered just three kilometers from their home.<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132644\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Assam Police Capture Prime Suspect in the Gruesome Murder of Two Brothers\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-132644 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-52.jpg?resize=750%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Assam Police Capture Prime Suspect in the Gruesome Murder of Two Brothers\" width=\"750\" height=\"426\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-52.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-52.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-132644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assam Police Capture Prime Suspect in the Gruesome Murder of Two Brothers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Authorities swiftly intervened, detaining a relative of the victims suspected of committing the crime. Police have seized the murder weapon and are meticulously collecting evidence to build a solid case against the accused. This gruesome incident has raised alarm about community safety, leaving residents distraught and demanding immediate action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) and the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Udalguri are scheduled to brief the media, providing details and updates regarding the ongoing investigation. This case has underscored serious concerns about safety in Tangla, prompting heightened calls for improving security measures to prevent such tragedies in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The parents of the victims, Mahendra and Geeta Sharma, are devastated by the brutal loss of their children, and the entire community mourns with them. In response to the shocking crime that has sent ripples through Tangla, authorities have pledged a rigorous investigation to ensure justice is served and the community\u2019s safety is restored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As the investigation progresses, further information is awaited, and efforts continue to address the security concerns raised by this disturbing incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a deeply unsettling event that has shaken the community of Tangla, the bodies of two young boys were found with their throats slit in Santopara, Tangla, Udalguri district, on Saturday. The victims, Gaurav Sharma, aged 12, and Kaushik Sharma, aged 14, were students at Tangla Kendriya Jatiya Vidyalaya and resided in Jorpukhuri, Tangla. They [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[38096,38088,38086,30012,38104,38098,38100,38081,38091,38097,38099,38083,38085,38103,38084,38101,38087,38082,38093,38092,38095,38077,38079,38089,38090,38078,38102,38094,38080],"class_list":["post-132642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-authorities-pledge-investigation","tag-brutal-crime-in-assam","tag-community-mourning-tangla","tag-community-safety-concerns","tag-community-support-for-grieving-families","tag-devastating-news-tangla","tag-evidence-collection-police","tag-gaurav-sharma-kaushik-sharma","tag-inspector-general-of-police-bodoland","tag-justice-for-gaurav-and-kaushik","tag-local-residents-search-for-boys","tag-missing-children-tangla","tag-murder-weapon-seized","tag-parents-of-victims-devastated","tag-police-investigation-udalguri","tag-relative-detained-in-murder-case","tag-safety-measures-in-tangla","tag-santopara-incident","tag-security-improvements-tangla","tag-superintendent-of-police-udalguri","tag-tangla-community-response","tag-tangla-crime-news","tag-tangla-kendriya-jatiya-vidyalaya","tag-tangla-residents-demand-justice","tag-tragic-loss-of-children","tag-udalguri-district-murder","tag-unsettling-crime-in-udalguri","tag-unsettling-events-in-tangla","tag-young-boys-found-dead"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":158056,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=158056","url_meta":{"origin":132642,"position":0},"title":"Shocking Details Emerge in Beltola Murder Case","author":"News Desk","date":"September 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ramanujan allegedly cooked and ate rice beside his wife's body after killing her; explosive confession over alleged extramarital affair during police interrogation Shocking details have emerged in connection with the murder of Riya Talukdar at Bylane No. 4, Basisthapur, Beltola, Guwahati. 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