Guwahati Police arrested commercial driver Pradip Taye on the night of November 8 for allegedly murdering his partner of nearly a decade, ending a six-day hunt that began when sanitation workers located her body inside a roadside drain.
The victim was identified as Jeena Baishya. Both Taye and Baishya lived as tenants within the same residential compound in Khanapara, though Taye originally hailed from Dhemaji. Personal disputes had fractured their 10-year relationship in recent months, sparking bitter friction between their respective households. Then came the evening of November 1.
Police established that Taye bought a dao—a heavy traditional machete—from the Beltola commercial market earlier that afternoon and concealed the blade inside his vehicle. Around 8 pm, he drove Baishya to a desolate stretch near the Ganesh Mandir in Khanapara. An argument erupted. Taye allegedly struck Baishya repeatedly with the weapon, inflicting fatal trauma before pushing her body into an adjacent drain and fleeing the scene.
The body lay undiscovered for nearly a week. On November 7, passersby spotted the remains, prompting municipal and police teams to cordone off the drain. Baishya's husband, Jitu Bhuisa, identified her at the site and lodged a formal First Information Report that night at the Basistha Police Station. Detectives traced Taye's movements across the city over the next 24 hours, taking him into custody late on November 8 and recovering the discarded machete based on his statements during initial interrogation.
The murder took place on November 1, while the woman's body was recovered from an isolated area near Ganesh Mandir in Khanapara on November 7. During interrogation, the accused admitted to his involvement in the crime. Acting on his disclosure, we recovered the weapon used in the murder, a dao.
Kapil Pathak, Officer-in — Charge, Basistha Police Station
Police booked Taye under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for murder, with officers confirming that forensic specialists have sent the recovered dao for metallurgical and blood-residue testing.
| Case Parameter | Official Status |
|---|---|
| Accused | Pradip Taye (Resident of Dhemaji) |
| Complainant | Jitu Bhuisa (Victim's Husband) |
| Primary Charge | Section 302, Indian Penal Code (Murder) |
| Recovered Weapon | Dao (Machete) seized from Khanapara sector |
| Investigating Station | Basistha Police Station, Guwahati |
Police confirmed that no co-conspirators were involved. Taye is scheduled to appear before a Guwahati judicial magistrate, where the prosecution will seek multi-day police custody to reconstruct the crime scene.