Assam: Court pronounces verdict of Dr. Deben Dutta lynching case

The Jorhat District Session Judge Court on Monday pronounced the verdict of the mob-lynching case of Dr. Deben Dutta who was killed in a Teok tea estate in Jorhat. The convicted 25 of the 32 accused in the case.

The Jorhat District Session Judge Court pronounced the verdict of the mob-lynching case of Dr. Deben Dutta on Monday. The convicted 25 of the 32 accused in the case.

Dr. Deben Dutta was killed in a Teok tea estate in Jorhat.

A total of 32 people have accused in the case out of which one died while the investigation on the case was under process. On the other hand, the other 6 accused have been declared innocent in the case. However, punishment will be declared on October 19 for the 25 convicts.

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The verdict which was about to be pronounced on September 23 has been postponed till October 5 due to the death of one of the accused. But the second date of October 5 has also been postponed as another accused was tested positive for COVID-19.

The 73-year-old doctor, Dr. Deben Dutta, was lynched by a mob at a tea estate in Teok where he had volunteered his services after retirement just a few years ago.

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