Guwahati: An accused in the Ranjit Bora murder case appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Haren Patgiri, was a member of Shah Alam gang. He was involved in the murder case of Ranjit Bora.
Patgiri, a resident of Dispur, also took part in a number of robberies.
He was brought before the court and then transferred to the central jail.
He was taken into custody last Saturday in a joint operation by the Crime Branch and the Dispur Police in the Kahilipara locality in Guwahati.
The prime accused in the case Shah Alam was shot dead by police in self-defense earlier that day, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (East).
Information indicates that on Thursday, Shah Alam escaped from police custody while wearing handcuffs and being taken to Botahghuli for the purpose of conducting a search operation.
A team of Satgaon police shot and killed him near Jorabat in the outskirts of Guwahati.
Shah Alam was fatally shot two times in the chest, according to the police.
Shah Alam had attempted suicide on February 10 while he was incarcerated.
The authorities claim that Talukdar attempted to sever his hand with the broken portion of a toilet mug after breaking it. However, he was found by the police in a bloodied condition, who rushed him for medical attention.
Shah Alam Talukdar was kept in the Dispur Police’s custody for seven days on February 6. He was the leader of the six-person group who had planned and plotted the murder of the Guwahati-based businessman Ranjit Bora.
On February 5, a number of details pertaining to prior crimes in which Talukdar was complicit had come to light. According to reports, Shah Alam operated Excel Academy in Panjabari of Guwahati, by forcibly occupying the home of an old couple.
It should be noted that on November 21, as manager of the local dairy company Purabi Dairy Ranjit Bora was on his way to the bank to deposit money, two bike-riding criminals rode up and opened fire on him in the Panjabari area in broad daylight before fleeing with the cash.