Panchayat secretary commits suicide in Sootea

Biswanath Chariali: Nilamani Handique, a panchayat secretary posted at Uttar Sootea GP and a resident of Solal Gaon, Sootea committed suicide by hanging with a rope this morning. He was 55. According to information, Nilamani had gone out of the house in the wee hours for morning walk like the other days but didn’t return home late. The family members tried to locate his whereabouts but in vain. Later on, the family members informed Sootea police about the incident. But some people from the Ghiuladharimukh area had spotted the body in a hanging condition near a bamboo grove on the bank of the river Ghiladhari. Later on a judicial magistrate and a team of Sootea police reached the site and sent the body for autopsy. It is to be mentioned here that Nilamani Handique has fame as a dramatist and script writer in the area. His dramas have earned statewide fame and reputation. Many drama teams have won state level prizes in his dramas. Some of his well known Assamese one act dramas are Sanskar, Artist, Khyoma Kori Diyok, Jui Lagise etc. Bisforon is a compilation of his seven one act plays published in 2026. He was the secretary of the Sootea regional committee of Purvanchalia Tai Sahitya Sabha. He was closely associated with many socio-cultural organizations of the greater Sootea area. His demise has cast a pall of gloom in the area. The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained.