Minor Death Case: Court Orders Seizure of Dhula OC’s Properties

Ten days after the Crime Investigation Department (CID) filed a charge sheet, the Special Court in Guwahati on Friday ordered to confiscate all properties of Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dhula Police Station Utpal Borah.

Utpal Borah is accused of accepting a sum of Rs. 5 lakh from the family of the accused in a case of the unnatural death of a 13-year-old minor girl.

On July 18, Crime Investigation Department (CID) filed a charge sheet against suspended Darrang Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajmohan Ray, additional SP Rupam Phukan, and officer-in-charge (OC) of Dhula Police Station Utpal Borah. The charge sheet was filed in relation to the mishandling of a case involving the unnatural death of a 13-year-old girl in Assam’s Dhula.

During the investigation of the case, CID found evidence suggesting that a sum of Rs. 5 lakh was accepted from the family of the accused by Sub-Inspector Utpal Borah, who later distributed the money among himself and other senior police officers of the district.

Further investigation revealed that Borah accepted the illegal gratification in three installments between June and July 2022, on behalf of himself and the then SP and additional SP of Darrang. Bank account details, withdrawal records, and call detail records were examined to establish the flow of money and the individuals involved.

It was established that the bribe amount was paid as a reward for extending undue favors to the main accused, Krishna Kamal Baruah, in the original murder case. Niju Nath, wife of Krishna Kamal Baruah, mobilized the bribe amount of Rs. 5 lakh and made the payments through her relatives to Sub-Inspector Utpal Borah. 

The charge sheet filed by the CID included comprehensive evidence and documentation to support the allegations of bribery and violation of provisions of the Assam Police Act.

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