GUWAHATI, April 10 � Body of SULFA man Dhruva Talukdar, who was missing since March 27, was today exhumed in near-decomposed condition from near the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary located in Sonapur area this morning.
Talukdar who had diversified business interests, according to police, was shot dead on March 26 evening, by Pradeep Baishya, his personal assistant and Binod Kumar Mili, the deceased�s personal security officer.
Both Baishya and Mili were arrested on Monday and based on their confession Talukdar�s body was recovered today. Police is on look out for Talukdar�s driver Mithun, who also assisted the duo in burying the deceased.
�The body was kept in his house on March 26 when he was killed. It was on March 27 that the body was taken to Sonapur and buried there,� the accused believed to have told police during questioning. Talukdar was a resident of Uttar-Pub Geetanagar and the matter of his disappearance came to the light after his mother Binita Talukdar lodged a missing complaint with the City Police.
�From what we have gathered, it appears to be a planned murder. It could be a result of business rivalry or personal enmity. We are probing all angles and very soon things should be crystal clear,� a senior Assam Police official said.
Meanwhile, the arrested duo has been remanded to ten days police custody.
