Guwahati, Aug 21: The Dhemaji District and Sessions Court on Thursday awarded capital punishment to Rintu Sharma for the brutal murder of college student Nandita Saikia.
According to reports, Sharma, a Class IV employee at Moridhal College, attacked Nandita in broad daylight with a sharp weapon near the Assam State Transport Corporation bus stand in Dhemaji.
Nandita sustained severe injuries and succumbed on August 25, 2021, at Brahmaputra Nursing Home in Dibrugarh.
The shocking incident also left her classmate, Kashmina Dutta, and Kashmina’s father, Deba Dutta, grievously injured after they were attacked by Sharma.
The case, registered at Dhemaji Police Station as Case No. 397/2021, saw a four-year-long trial in which as many as 41 witnesses deposed before the court.
Following extensive hearings, the Sessions Court found Sharma guilty under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Sections 342, 326, 307, and 302. Police had earlier submitted a 400-page chargesheet against him.
After weighing the evidence and testimonies, the court on Thursday pronounced the death penalty, marking the end of a prolonged battle for justice.
On Wednesday, after examining the evidence and hearing 141 witnesses, Judge Kalyanjit Saikia of the District and Sessions Court convicted Sharma under Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 307 (attempt to murder), and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
