Guwahati, May 22 -- A distressing incident unfolded on Thursday afternoon aboard the MV Bhagirathi ferry when a passenger reportedly jumped into the Assam's Brahmaputra River in an apparent act of suicide.

The tragic event occurred around 3:20 pm as the ferry traveled from Guwahati to Rajaduar in North Guwahati, Assam.

The passenger has been identified as Golok Rajbongshi (60s), a resident of Dahudi, Nalbari district, Assam, who reportedly jumped into the Brahmaputra River in an apparent act of suicide.

Sources indicate that Rajbongshi appeared calm moments before the incident. He left behind a small bundle on the ferry's deck, which contained a handwritten suicide note addressed to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, along with ...