Six Cops Sentenced to Life for 2013 Murder in Assam

Six police personnel in Tinsukia district, Assam, were sentenced to life imprisonment for beating Ajit Sonowal to death in 2013. The court found them guilty under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code based on substantial evidence and testimonies.

In a significant judgment, a local court in Tinsukia district of Assam has sentenced six police personnel to life imprisonment for the murder of Ajit Sonowal. The incident, which occurred in 2013, saw Sonowal being beaten to death in an open market.

Tinsukia District and Sessions Judge Dipankar Bora handed down the life sentences under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, marking a crucial verdict on police brutality. The crime took place on October 7, 2013, at Ambikapur market, leading to Sonowal's death after he succumbed to injuries at Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh.

Following an FIR filed by Sonowal's father at Sadiya Police Station on October 9, 2013, a thorough investigation was initiated. The trial commenced in the Tinsukia District and Sessions Court, where substantial evidence and witness testimonies presented by government advocate Ashok Chaudhary led to the conviction of the six policemen.

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