HT Correspondent
JORHAT, Nov 24: The prime accused Siddhartha Bora in the stabbing incident of three JIST students on Tuesday night here was arrested on Wednesday night from Bokakhat, a police source said.
The vehicle and knife used in the offence was also recovered, the source added.
It may be mentioned that one more accused, Pappu Payeng was arrested on Wednesday morning and one juvenile was held and action was initiated against the latter as per Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act. A case number 248/22 under sections 279, 307, 34, 341, 326 IPC has been registered in Teok Police Station.
All three students – Suraj Debojit Deori, Raktim Roshan Gogoi and Partha Pratim Hazarika, studying in the fifth semester undergraduate (BSc) course in Physics, of the institute have been admitted to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital for treatment. Partha Pratim has undergone surgery and is admitted in the ICU of the hospital.
Lahdoigarh police outpost in charge Diganta Kumar Nath said that Papu Payeng, a resident of Majuli and the juvenile had been arrested from Gohain Tekela Gaon in Jorhat. On Wednesday night, the third person, Siddharth Bora, elder brother of the juvenile, was caught from Bokakhat.
Nath said that the incident took place around 9:10 pm on Tuesday when four students of the college were returning to their hostels after having dinner at a dhaba at Chenijan nearby.
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