According to police officials in Varanasi, a man who identified himself as Kalita surrendered to the police. However, police officials said they would await a team from the Guwahati police to verify his identity.

Earlier, police believed that Kalita may have gone to Kolkata. He was earlier suspected to have travelled to Mumbai. Kalita was spotted in CCTV footage recovered from the Howarh terminus in Kolkata and was believed to have escaped to thecity.