CBI special court convicts NDFB chief & 14 others in 2008 Assam serial blast case
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CBI special court convicts NDFB chief & 14 others in 2008 Assam serial blast case

The special court convicted 2008 case of serial bomb blasts in Assam which left 88 people dead.

   

NDFB chief Ranjan Daimary and 14 others were convicted by the CBI Special Court | PTI

The special court convicted 2008 case of serial bomb blasts in Assam which left 88 people dead.

Guwahati: The chief of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Ranjan Daimary and 14 others were on Monday convicted by the CBI Special Court in the 2008 case of serial bomb blasts in Assam which had left 88 people dead.

CBI Special Judge Aparesh Chakraborty convicted Daimary and 14 others under various sections of the IPC.

The quantum of the judgement will be announced on Wednesday.

Besides Daimary, the others convicted are George Bodo, B Tharai, Raju Sarkar, Nilim Daimary, Anchai Bodo, Indra Brahma, Loko Basumatary, Khargeswar Basumatary, Prabhat Bodo, Jayanta Bodo, Ajay Basumatary, Mridul Goyary, Mathuram Brahma and Rajen Goyary.

The serial blasts were triggered by the NDFB on October 30, 2008 in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Barpeta, killing 88 people and injuring more than 500. – PTI


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