In a communique Raj Bhawan stated the three-member inquiry committee will be headed by former Judge, Gauhati High Court Dr. Indira Shah as its Chairperson, with Prof. M.P. Bezbaruah, Department of Economics, Gauhati University as Member Secretary and Dilip Kumar Dutta, Senior Accounts Officer (Retd) of the Office of Principal Accountant General, Assam as its member.