The Ri-Bhoi police officer, Amit Sinha, who lost his life in a road traffic accident in Gurgaon yesterday morning, was given the last rites at his home in Guwahati today.
Sinha was returning from official duty in Delhi when the accident occurred around 3am in Gurgaon. The accident happened as he was returning from dinner with his friend Digvijay Singh.
Today’s ceremony was attended by Superintendent of Police of Ri-Bhoi Jagpal Singh Dhanoa, Deputy Commissioner Arpit Uphadhyaya, former SP of Ri-Bhoi Giri Prasad and other prominent members of the district administration.
Sinha was accused of having a nexus with the coal traders and possessing luxurious vehicles.
The officer was said to have not registered a FIR filed by the Ri Bhoi Youth Organisation (RBYO) against 93 illegal coal-laden trucks in 2019.
In 2021, the Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) had also directed the Director General of Police to institute an enquiry into allegations against Sinha for snatching a phone of a citizen, Kronding Nongbsap for filming overloaded trucks plying over the then weakened Dwar Ksuid Bridge.
In November last year, allegations were also made that the two luxurious vehicles with fake registration plates seized by the police belonged to the cop.
