In Assam, in a landmark judgment, a special CBI court has convicted NDFB (R) chairman Ranjan Daimary and 14 others in the 30 October, 2008 serial blasts case in the state.
The court will announce the quantum of punishment on Wednesday. Those accused in the case are – George Boro, Jayanti Brahma, Aansai Boro, Ajay Basumatary, Prabhat Boro, Raju Sarkar, Khargeswar Basumatary, Rajen Goyari, B Thorai, Mathuram Brahma, Indra Brahma and Loko Basumatary.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, after taking over the case from the Assam Police, had filed two chargesheets naming as many as 22 accused, including the then NDFB chief Ranjan Daimary, who, according to the CBI had orchestrated the blasts. The first chargesheet was filed on May 26, 2009 which was followed by the second and the final chargesheet on December 20 in 2010. The NDFB (R) chairman and prime accused in the serial blasts case, Ranjan Daimary was arrested again and taken to custody today in the court compound as he was out on bail since June 2013. As many as 90 people were killed and more than 500 were injured in the serial blasts in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Borpeta road in October, 2008.
