Guwahati: The Assam Police has recommended a CBI enquiry into the death of woman police sub-inspector Junmoni Rabha, who had become popular as the 'Dabang cop' in a purported road accident, a top official said on Saturday. All police officers of Nagaon and Lakhimpur districts, where she worked and cases connected to her were lodged, including those related to her death, are being transferred, Assam Director General of Police G P Singh said.
The criminal investigation department of the police was initially entrusted with the inquiry. "After reviewing the entire case with the CID team and senior officials at police headquarters, I have recommended to the government to transfer four cases related to Rabha to the CBI," he said at a press conference here.
Rabha, 30, who was also called 'Lady Singham' after Bollywood police movies for her strict dealings with those who broke the law, was killed early on Tuesday when her car collided head-on with a container truck at Sarubhugia village in Kaliabor sub-division of Nagaon district. Singh said the decision to recommend the case to the central investigative agency was taken after considering the public sentiment for it. It was also deemed proper to ask a neutral agency to investigate the matter as it involves the death of an officer of the Assam Police, the DGP added.