Gauhati Prime Court docket acquits all six in 2004 Dhemaji blast case

Through PTI

GUWAHATI: The Gauhati Prime Court docket on Thursday acquitted all six accused within the 2004 Dhemaji bomb blast case by which 18 other folks, together with 13 faculty youngsters, have been killed on Independence Day.

A department bench of justices Michael Zothankhuma and Mridul Kumar overturned a 2019 order of the Dhemaji district and periods court docket, which had sentenced 4 individuals to lifestyles imprisonment and two others to 4 years in prison.

The top court docket gave the decision after concluding the listening to at the appeals filed by means of the six accused on July 24.

Whilst Dipanjali Buragohain, Muhi Handique, Jatin Dubori and Leela Gogoi have been sentenced to lifestyles imprisonment, Prashanta Bhuyan and Hemen Gogoi have been sentenced to 4 years in prison by means of the district court docket.

The explosion had taken position on the Dhemaji Faculty floor all over Independence Day celebrations.

The ULFA, which referred to as for a boycott of the celebrations, had claimed duty for the blast.

But even so the ones killed, round 45 other folks have been injured within the explosion.

GUWAHATI: The Gauhati Prime Court docket on Thursday acquitted all six accused within the 2004 Dhemaji bomb blast case by which 18 other folks, together with 13 faculty youngsters, have been killed on Independence Day.

A department bench of justices Michael Zothankhuma and Mridul Kumar overturned a 2019 order of the Dhemaji district and periods court docket, which had sentenced 4 individuals to lifestyles imprisonment and two others to 4 years in prison.

The top court docket gave the decision after concluding the listening to at the appeals filed by means of the six accused on July 24.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Whilst Dipanjali Buragohain, Muhi Handique, Jatin Dubori and Leela Gogoi have been sentenced to lifestyles imprisonment, Prashanta Bhuyan and Hemen Gogoi have been sentenced to 4 years in prison by means of the district court docket.

The explosion had taken position on the Dhemaji Faculty floor all over Independence Day celebrations.

The ULFA, which referred to as for a boycott of the celebrations, had claimed duty for the blast.

But even so the ones killed, round 45 other folks have been injured within the explosion.