Bisht, 49, suffered a cardiac arrest on Wednesday night; the mortal remains were taken to his native place at Rohru for the last rites that will be held at 11am on Friday.
Passers-by spotted Sarah Rahanuma, 32, in the lake after midnight and rushed her to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared her dead
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Journalist Union of Assam (JUA) slammed Sarma for the personal attack on the Muslim reporter based on his religion