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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.
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