July 16, 2026 07:47 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
'Why introduce a new language in Class 9?' Supreme Court questions Centre's policy | 'Save Sonam Wangchuk's life': Delhi High Court to Centre as hunger strike enters Day 19 | Atul Kulkarni observes one-day fast in support of Sonam Wangchuk, urges Centre to initiate dialogue | Argentina stun England with late rally to storm into FIFA World Cup 2026 final | 'He could die in two days': Delhi HC plea seeks force-feeding of Sonam Wangchuk as fast enters Day 18 | 'Tonight's defeat is hard to take': Emmanuel Macron reacts after France crash out of World Cup, congratulates Spain | Spain cruise past France to storm into FIFA World Cup 2026 final with clinical 2-0 victory | Taslima Nasrin announces Kolkata return after 20 years to attend literary event at Rabindra Sadan | 'We must not watch one of our greatest minds be sacrificed': Zeenat Aman backs Sonam Wangchuk, urges govt to open dialogue | 'I don't want Phunsukh Wangdu to die': '3 Idiots' star Omi Vaidya's emotional appeal for Sonam Wangchuk

Assamese IPS officer now heads NIA team into Bhopal-Ujjain blast probe

| | Mar 19, 2017, at 02:58 am
Guwahati, Mar 18 (IBNS): An Assamese IPS officer is now heading the investigation team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the Bhopal-Ujjain train blast, which took place on March 7 last.

The blast is believed as the first suspected ISIS attack in the country.

Assam cadre IPS office Sanjukta Parashar, who was known for her immense courage and incredible work of fighting against the Bodo militants, is now taking charge of the NIA investigation team heading into the train blast incident, triggered by the suspected ISIS terrorists that lead to at least ten people getting injured.

Sanjukta had recently visited Sujalpur area, where suspected ISIS terrorists triggered the blast and started probe of first suspected ISIS attack in the country.

The brave IPS officer of Assam of 2006 batch was first posted as the Assistant Commandent in Makum in 2008.

Sanjukta had completed her graduation in political science from Indraprastha College under Delhi University and completed post graduation in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

She also earned an M.Phil followed by PhD in US foreign policy.

The Assam cadre IPS officer took down at least 16 Bodo militants and arrested over 64 others and seizing huge cache of arms and ammunition of the tribal outfit group.

She led the counter insurgency operation against the tribal militants in her earlier assignment as the Superintendent of Police in northern Assam’s Sonitpur district.

Recently, Sanjukta took charge as the NIA SP on deputation.


(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.