Assam BJP woman leader killed; body dumped on highway

Police suspect that she was killed somewhere else and her body dumped

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A woman BJP leader was allegedly killed by unidentified persons and her body dumped on National Highway 17 in Assam's Goalpara district on Monday, police said.

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The body of district BJP secretary Jonali Nath was found on the national highway in Salpara area under Krishnai police station limits of the district.

Police, which sent her body to Goalpara Civil Hospital for autopsy, suspect that she was killed somewhere else and her body dumped.