Guwahati, 18 May: Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) murder case was finally resolved after a nine-year wait on Thursday when the Dibrugarh District & Session Judge court handed down its decision and sentenced the convicted ward boy life imprisonment. The ward boy Keru Mech sentenced the life imprisonment under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The court earlier on Wednesday aquitted the main defendant Dr. Deepmoni Saikia, of all murder-related charges while convicting the ward boy who assisted him in carrying out the murder plan of a medical student, Sarita Toshniwal.
Notably, the plot to assassinate Sarita was devised in April by a doctor named Deepmoni Saikia, who was a second-year PG student in the obstetrics and gynecology department of AMCH. To carry out the plot the doctor enlisted the aid of a ward boy identified as Keru Mech. The deceased and Deepmoni used to work in the same department.
“Deepmoni and Saikia had a cordial relationship. But they were not on good terms for the last few months. Deepmoni used to call Sarita on her mobile but she never responded. After being spurned by her, he decided to take revenge. He hatched a plan and sought the help of Keru. He manipulated Keru by promising that he would make his job permanent. He even threatened to fire him if he refuses,” the police informed after arresting the accused.
“On May 8, Deepmoni was allotted night duty along with Sarita, but he remained absent citing illness. Sarita was alone on duty. The ward boy and a nurse were also on duty. The next morning (May 9), Deepmoni and Kiru committed the crime after the on-duty nurse left,” the police said.
According to the authorities, Sarita yelled loudly after Kiru attempted to choke her while she was sleeping. Then as she tried to escape Deepmoni forcibly pinned her to the ground.
As the accused was not satisfied by killing her so the accused Keru Mech removed the clothes of the victim and sexually assaulted her, police added.