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Nandita Saikia murder case: Accused man injured in police firing after trying to escape custody in Assam’s Dhemaji

| @indiablooms | Sep 05, 2021, at 05:20 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: An accused person in connection with the killing of a degree student was injured in police firing after he tried to escape custody on Saturday in Assam’s Dhemaji district.

Special DGP (Law & Order) GP Singh said that one Rinku Sarma, accused of killing Nandita Saikia of Moridhol College in Dhemaji district, had tried to snatch police team weapon on Saturday evening.

“The accused person had also tried to escape police custody. He was injured in police firing in self defence and to prevent escape,” GP Singh said.

GP Singh tweeted: “One Rinku Sarma, accused of killing Nandita Saikia of Moridhol College Dhemaji tried to snatch @DhemajiPolice team weapon this evening and escape custody. He was injured in police firing in self defence and to prevent escape.”

Nandita Saikia – a degree student of Moridhol College in Dhemaji district was injured during the machete attack by accused Rinku Sarma on Aug 21 and she succumbed to her injuries on Aug 25.

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