Assam

Son desperately misses Akhil Gogoi; Makes Painting

Pratidin Bureau

In one of the most heartwarming stories of recent times, Nachiketa, son of Akhil Gogoi painted his father's portrait and remembered him in his absence.

The KMSS leader has been under judicial custody since December 2019 under allegations that he has links with Maoists. Nachiketa desperately misses his loving and caring dad…

Three new cases were filed against Gogoi on April 22. Two were filed by Dibrugarh Sadar thana of Dibrugarh district and another from Tinsukia district.

The NIA failed to file a chargesheet against him within the mandatory 90 day period and therefore, the GauhatiHigh Court granted him bail. However, the Sivasagar police immediatelyre-arrested him in a case that was registered a year back.

On March 26, Gogoi was grantedbail in another case of the Panbazar Police Station (crime branch). The casewas registered in January and was once again, related to anti-CAA protests. TheGovernment advocates are yet to reveal the cases pending against him. On April7, the Gauhati High Court issues an interim stay order on a bail in the case.On April 23, the Court stayed his bail and he was sent to custody yet again.

Anti-CAA organisations along with ethnicgroups, peasant and students' organisations took to the streets across multipledistricts in Assam press their demands for the immediate release of jailed peasant leader Akhil Gogoi and other anti-CAA protesters, forbetter medical treatment of Gogoi and the scrapping of the CAA.

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