Nearly two months after Dr. Debanjib Sharmah mysteriously vanished from Tulow Resort in Wakro, Arunachal Pradesh, on May 31, his family has accused the state police and the government of showing no urgency in the investigation. Expressing anguish and frustration, the family alleged that despite repeated assurances and the passage of over a month since DNA samples were collected, the probe remains “mission-less” and “shockingly unproductive.”
What was initially touted as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiry has, in their words, turned out to be “mere lip service.” Key events and lapses in the investigation May 31 Dr. Sharmah goes missing from Tulow Resort, Wakro. Within 48 hours Arunachal Pradesh Police hand over his mobile phone, camera, and personal belongings to family—suggesting early closure on the “drowning” theory.
June 23 A skeleton is discovered just 20 km from the resort—nearly a month after his disappearance. June 28 DNA sample taken from Dr. Sharmah’s daughter. His 82-year-old mother, despite being unwell, was made to travel from Guwahati, but her sample was not collected. 10 days later Police ask for DNA samples from Dr. Sharmah’s wife—without any logistical support or formal request. July 12 the family independently arranges DNA collection at Gauhati Medical College, in the presence of a constable from Arunachal Police.