The Gauhati High Court Tuesday (Sep 4) ordered the shifting of the Dokmoka lynching trial from Diphu to Nagaon. The High Court announced the order after hearing a PIL filed in connection with the lynching case in which two youths from Guwahati, Abhijeet Nath and Nilotpal Das, were lynched by a murderous mob at Panjuri village under Dokmoka police station in Karbi Anglong district on June 8 this year.
#BREAKING | Dokmoka lynching case trial transferred to Nagaon, rules Gauhati HC after hearing PIL. Abhijeet and Nilotpal's parents had also sought the shifting of trial out of Karbi Anglong to a neutral venue. pic.twitter.com/2cI4DoIBhO
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The court had taken up the PIL for hearing yesterday while reserving its order on the issue of safety of witnesses and transfer of the trial from Karbi Anglong to a neutral place for today.
Incidentally, police had filed a 46-page charge sheet along with additional documents and a 104-page case diary on Saturday (Sep 1) in which all the 48 arrested persons were named as accused.
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Abhijeet and Nilotpal’s parents, too, had asked the government to shift the trial to another place so as to ensure transparency and a fair trial.
