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Guwahati: The Supreme Court ordered the Assam government to produce critical evidence in the case of Dipankar Gogoi. Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva demanded the state file all General Diary entries and station CCTV footage. They want the records from the Gauhati High Court on the table. The bench also mandated that the state turn over three separate inquiry reports to the petitioner's counsel.
These reports cover investigations by the High Court, the Police Accountability Commission, and the court-appointed amicus curiae. The state tried to block the release of the amicus curiae report. The court overruled that objection immediately. “Secure the entire record on the file of the Gauhati High Court. Learned counsel for the State shall also place on record all relevant materials, GD Diaries, along with the CCTV footage by way of pen drive. Interim order to continue,” the court ordered.
Gogoi's sister filed the plea after the High Court refused to transfer the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation on September 19, 2025. The petitioner claims Gogoi suffered illegal detention and third-degree torture in 2023. Titabar and Jorhat Sadar police officers allegedly supervised the abuse. This torture reportedly stemmed from a grenade blast near an Army cantonment in Lichubari and claims of Gogoi's ties to the banned United Liberation Front of Assam. He eventually died by suicide.
The family filed an FIR against the then Superintendent of Police. They allege the state's investigation is fundamentally biased. The Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate tossed out an initial police report and ordered a new probe. A second report surfaced on April 30, 2025, but the petitioner argues it ignored the order to use senior-ranking officers. The amicus curiae told the High Court that police officers had tampered with the case diary. The petitioner continues to demand an independent investigation to ensure justice.
Updated at 27th September 2026 at 1:47am
The Supreme Court recently issued notice to five police officers named as accused in the case. The court also granted the petitioner permission to implead the Central Bureau of Investigation as a party and stayed all ongoing proceedings before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate.
Separately, a string of violent incidents hit the region this week. Protesters blocked National Highway 17 near Azara on September 26 following the death of Nimisha Thakuria, a 22-year-old Gauhati University student. Police found her unconscious near a health center and she later died at the hospital. Her father claims she was beaten, citing a distress call she made to her mother shortly before her death. Investigators have detained one man, Asik Ali, for questioning.
In Guwahati, a confrontation at the Dispur Police Station left officer Chandra Gogoi hospitalized with a head injury requiring nine stitches after an accused, Nripen Basumatary, allegedly assaulted him on September 26.
Meanwhile, an Assamese lawyer in Delhi filed a molestation complaint after being attacked on September 25 during a property dispute in the Prasad Nagar area. The lawyer alleges her attackers targeted her based on her Northeast origin. Police have registered cross-FIRs for both sides of the dispute.
Updated at 27th September 2026 at 5:47pm
In other developments, farmers in Juria seized electronic and computerized weighing scales at a local market, accusing traders of under-weighing paddy and jute by up to four kilograms per maund. Police later confiscated two of the devices following the community standoff. Meanwhile, authorities in Sonapur intercepted a wildlife trafficking attempt at Medhikuchi on Saturday. A joint task force arrested two men from Arunachal Pradesh, Moga Doye and Nokphua Wangsa, after discovering six musk deer pods weighing 158 grams in their possession. Officials are investigating the origin of the shipment and the network behind the trade.
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