PRESS RELEASE



New Delhi, 26th October, 2015

In six cases of deaths in encounter by police, the Government of Assam paid total Rs.45 lakh as relief to the next of kin of the victims. In all these cases, the Government of Assam could not convince the Commission in response to its notices that the encounters were genuine and the police had to open fire in self-defence. Out of these, four cases were registered by the Commission in the year 2010 under case numbers 230/3/16/2010-ED, 223/3/3/2010-ED, 79/3/20/2010-ED and 127/3/24/09-10-ED. Two other cases were registered in the year 2011 under case numbers 241/3/15/2011-ED and 26/3/11/2011-ED. According to police claims, all these encounters were of the suspected extremists and were carried out by police alone or in joint operations with security forces in different districts of Assam. Recording the compliance of its recommendations by the State Government, the Commission closed these cases in the month of September, 2015.

Case number 230/3/16/2010-ED related to the death of Javed Muchahari and Silvestine Borgayari in police firing in District Sonitpur on the 18th September, 2010. The next of kin of both the victims have been paid rupees five lakh each.

Case number 223/3/3/2010-ED related to the death of Robertson Bidar and Daful Sangma in police firing in Godhabill village, District Udalguri on the 10th January, 2010. The next of kin of both the victims have been paid rupees five lakh each.

Case number 79/3/20/2010-ED related to the death of Babul Gogoi in police firing in Tinmileghat Poba reserve forest in Dhemaji district on the 13th June, 2009. The next of kin of the victim has been paid rupees five lakh.

Case number 127/3/24/09-10-ED related to the death of Rajib Basumatary in police firing in Guwahati district on the 30th October, 2009. The next of kin of the victim has been paid rupees five lakh.

Case number 241/3/15/2011-ED related to the death of Arup Boruah and Jintu Changmai in police firing in Sibasagar district on the 7th May, 2009. The next of kin of the victims have been paid rupees five lakh each.

Case number 26/3/11/2011-ED related to the death of Nikudin Rabha in police firing in Kokrajhar district on the 10th February, 2011. The next of kin of the victim has been paid rupees five lakh.

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