NDFB calls 12-hr Assam Bandh against CBI Special Court's Verdict on Guwahati Bomb Blast Case

NDFB calls 12-hr Assam Bandh against CBI Special Court's Verdict on Guwahati Bomb Blast Case

Guwahati: The National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) on Wednesday in a press statement calls 12 hour Assam Bandh on January 31 in light of the life-sentenced awarded to the NDFB Chief Ranjan Daimary alias DR Nabla and nine other members by the Central Bureau of Investigation Special Court.

General Secretary, B Ohnjalu informed the matter today through a press statement.

It is to be noted that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court had awarded life imprisonment to the 10 accused in the October 30, 2008 serial bomb blast including National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) Chief Ranjan Daimary.

The special court on January 28 has convicted 14 accused in the bomb blast and today the court has awarded life imprisonment to ten accused and three others were sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment and a penalty of Rs. 5000 for each count they have been convicted on. The three namely Prabhat Bodo, Jayanti Basumatary and Mathura Brahma will be released after they pay the fine since they have already undergone prison term as an undertrial.

Besides Daimary, George Bodo, Ajay Basumatary, Khargeshwar Basumatary, Rajendra Gayari and Onsai Bodo were also sentenced to rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 10, 000 each on each counts for committing the offenses punishable under Sections 120-B and 302 IPC, Section 3 (b) of the Explosives Substances Act, 1908 and Sections 10 (b) (1) and 16 (1) (a) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention), Act, 1967.

The court has convicted 14 accused in the October 2008 serial bomb blast in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Barpeta which killed 88 people and 500 others injured.

CBI special Judge Aparesh Chakrabarty pronounced the quantum of punishment amid tight security in the court premises. The court has ordered the release of Nilim Daimary and Mridul Goyary by imposing fine of Rs. 200 as they have already served their sentence.

The General Secretary of NDFB B Ohnjalu in a statement given to media stated that in view of the conviction of its Chief Ranjan Daimary, the outfit would be forced to reconsider the purpose of peace process and re-evaluate the earnestness of the Central Government in case its President is sent to jail and appealed to the Centre that the judgement declared on Wednesday should not derail the peace process and its Chief should be released on bail to take part in the peace process.

The NDFB Chief Daimary has been engaged in the peace process since 2013. Daimary was apprehended in Bangladesh in December 2009 and was handed over to the Government of India in 2010 after which he got arrested.

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