Gauhati University student found dead at homestay; boyfriend detained

GUWAHATI: A 21-year-old Sociology student of Gauhati University, Nimisha Thakuria, was found dead at a homestay in the Garal-Dharapur area under Azara police station late Friday night, sparking a blockade of NH-17 on Saturday, disrupting traffic on the key route leading to LGBI International Airport.An inquest reportedly recorded injury marks on her body, further angering protesters, who alleged the death was a case of "love jihad".Police said Thakuria left home around 11 pm to spend the night with her friend, Ashiq Ali, 26, at a homestay called "Rudra's Kitchen."Her father told media that she reportedly called her mother later that night alleging assault, before her phone was switched off.She was…