“When Love Turns into Murderous Traps”, MyIndMakers, 10 Oct 2026.
“A young life cut short is always heartbreaking. But when death comes from a place where there should have been “trust, companionship and care”, the tragedy becomes even harder to comprehend. The death of 22-year-old Guwahati University student Nimisha Thakuria leaves behind precisely such disturbing questions.
In the early hours of September 26, Nimisha was found unconscious in the Garal-Azara area and was later declared dead at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital. What makes the tragedy almost unbearable is the family’s account of her final distress call from Rudra’s Kitchen homestay in Dharapur‑Garal, near Guwahati, Assam. Reports suggest that the couple had stayed at the same homestay as many as five times in the preceding month, making the place apparently familiar to them rather than a one-off destination. Shortly before her death, Nimisha reportedly called her mother, saying she was being brutally beaten and was struggling to breathe. One can only imagine what her mother must have felt and what thoughts must have raced through her mind at that terrifying moment.
The police are investigating the case, and charges for serious offences, including murder and gang rape, have been registered. The principal accused, her romantic partner Ashiq Ali, has been remanded to police custody, while others connected with the homestay where the incident occurred are also being questioned. The law must now be allowed to uncover the truth without prejudice.
Beyond the police files lies an even more troubling question: why do such brutal incidents, particularly from one community, keep recurring? Why do allegations of concealed identity, sometimes through the use of false names, along with manipulation, sexual exploitation, and coercion, continue to surface in different parts of the country? At what point does affection turn into possession, companionship into cruelty, and a human relationship into a murderous trap? Have some among our younger generation lost their way in a wilderness where physical desire masquerades as love? Love has always called for patience, sacrifice, and the willingness to care for another person beyond one’s own selfish impulses. Yet, in an age increasingly driven by instant gratification, are these deeper values quietly slipping away?………….”
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