“We received information in the early hours and a police team went to the spot along with fire brigade personnel.” The Chakraborty family was reportedly sleeping when the fire broke out at the residential apartment in the Maligaon area around 4 am.
The husband, Subrata, who was sleeping in a different room, said that the deceased Sarmistha and their teenage daughter Dipshikha were unconscious when they were rescued. “My wife and daughter were trapped inside as the flames spread rapidly from one room to another. I tried to reach them, but it was impossible for me,” he said.
They were rushed to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where doctors declared the mother and the daughter dead on arrival. Subrata, a retired railway employee, sustained severe burn injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at the GMCH.
