{"id":14346,"date":"2026-08-20T04:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14346"},"modified":"2026-08-20T04:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:52:26","slug":"prime-accused-denies-killing-18-yr-old-woman-in-jorhat-claims-he-tried-to-save-her-guwahati-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14346","title":{"rendered":"Prime accused denies killing 18-yr-old woman in Jorhat, claims he tried to save her | Guwahati News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133357033,imgsize-97366,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/aryan-goswami-the-prime-accused-denied-killing-anwesha-saikia-and-claimed-he-tried-to-save-her.jpg\" alt=\"'I fed her salt': Prime accused denies killing 18-yr-old woman in Jorhat, claims he tried to save her\" title=\"Aryan Goswami, the prime accused, denied killing Anwesha Saikia and claimed he tried to save her\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Aryan Goswami, the prime accused, denied killing Anwesha Saikia and claimed he tried to save her\">Aryan Goswami, the prime accused, denied killing Anwesha Saikia and claimed he tried to save her<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>DIBRUGARH: Aryan Goswami, the prime accused in the death of 18-year-old Anwesha Saikia, on Wednesday denied killing her and claimed he had tried to save her after she allegedly consumed drugs at a party at his flat on Aug 15.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Goswami (22) was arrested from Rangajan in Golaghat district on Tuesday night by a Jorhat Police team led by officer-in charge Hrishikesh Hazarika. He spoke to reporters while being taken to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) for mandatory medical tests, along with his two friends, Monalisa Nath and Arpita Kakoty, who were also arrested in connection with the case.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cI did not kill her. I only tried to save her. She was lying on the floor. <!-- -->I fed her salt because I\u2019d heard it can help during a drug overdose. But she blacked out in front of me,\u201d Aryan said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Monalisa said, \u201cWe didn\u2019t kill her. She died of a drug overdose. She bought it with her own money. We are not her mother, to keep advising her on what to do.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Monalisa and Arpita had attended the party at Aryan\u2019s mother Jharna Goswami\u2019s second-floor flat at Gauri Enclave on Dohabora Road on Aug 15. They were among those who later took Anwesha to JMCH, where doctors declared her \u201cbrought dead.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Jharna, who was questioned by police on Tuesday and summoned again on Wednesday, said she was away when the party took place. She acknowledged that her son had a history of drug use and had returned from a rehabilitation centre on July 10.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t listen to me. Now, he\u2019s facing the consequences of that,\u201d she told reporters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>CCTV footage from the building allegedly showed Aryan and his friends dragging Anwesha, a Class 12 student, from the second-floor flat to the parking area, before taking her to hospital in an autorickshaw.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Anwesha\u2019s family has rejected the account given by Aryan and his friends, alleging that she was murdered, pointing to injury marks on her neck and face, and demanded a thorough forensic investigation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Residents of Gauri apartment said parties were frequently held at Aryan\u2019s flat. They also alleged that he had previous run-ins with the law, including an incident on Aug 21, 2025, when he allegedly tried to attack the building\u2019s security guard with a machete.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/guwahati\/prime-accused-denies-killing-18-yr-old-woman-in-jorhat-claims-he-tried-to-save-her\/articleshow\/133357034.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aryan Goswami, the prime accused, denied killing Anwesha Saikia and claimed he tried to save her DIBRUGARH: Aryan Goswami, the prime accused in the death of 18-year-old Anwesha Saikia, on Wednesday denied killing her and claimed he had tried to save her after she allegedly consumed drugs at a party at his flat on Aug 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