Police to submit final report

SHILLONG, FEB 26: The state police will submit the chargesheet into the case related to the November 8, 2018 brutal attack on social activist Agnes Kharshiing and her aide Amita Sangma after three weeks.

This was informed by the additional advocate general before the division bench of the Meghalaya High Court during the hearing held on the matter here on Tuesday.

Additional AG informed that the investigation has almost been completed, final report under Section 173 Cr.PC (charge sheet) will be presented before the court of competent jurisdiction after requisite reports from the service provider of cell phone and FSL are received. According to him, it may take three weeks’ time.

It may be mentioned here, Agnes and Amita received grievous injuries after they were brutally attacked by a group of 30-40 people at Tuber Sohshrieh village in East Jaintia Hills District, just after taking pictures of coal laden trucks on November 8, last year.

During the hearing, the Investigating Officer (IO) Gilbert AL Marshillong has also filed an additional affidavit to indicate as to under what circumstances statement of one of the accused Nidamon Chulet has been recorded under Section 161 and then Section 164 CrPC.

Earlier on February 6, the bench had directed the IO to submit a detailed explanation on how he had got the statement of Chulet, who had alleged Agnes of indulging in “illegal collection of money”.

In his status report, Investigation Officer Gilbert AL Marshillong said Nidamon in his statement before the police on December 26, last year, has also disclosed that he had filed one FIR at Khliehriat police station about the illegal collection of money from goods and clinker carrier trucks at Kongong along NH-6 by one Marshal Biam.

“In the statement accused Nidamon Chulet has made the allegation that Marshal Biam has asked the money for the organisation named North East Indigenous People Federation and Biam also informed that since Nidamon has filed one FIR against him, so he now pressurised Ndiamon to immediately withdraw the FIR and for which he has to arrange a sum of Rs 20 lakhs for himself and Rs 5 lakh for Agnes Kharshiing,” the IO stated.

By Our Reporter