By Anup Biswas

 

Haflong : In protest against the brutal killing of Santosh Hojai  and demanding immediate arrest of Surjyakanta Morang, DSP HQ and CBI enquiry in to the kidnapping of Santosh Hojai various organizations along with general public of Harangajao staged Dharna At Harangajao auto-stand today.

Hundreds of people taking part in the demonstration were shouting ‘police hai hai’, ‘we want peace’, ‘we want CBI enquiry’ etc. etc.

On April 24 at around 6 pm amidst the heavy security in the locality and numbers of police check point along the NH 27 Santosh Hojai was kidnapped from his house at Harangajao and on April 30 his body was recovered  along NH 27 around 100 km from his home at Lailing under Langting police station Dima Hasao district Assam.

Smt. Jayanta Hojai, wife of Santosh Hojai along with some neighbors rushed to the Harangajao Police Station to lodge Complaint (FIR) against the incident soon after the incident. Surprisingly Officer-In-Charge, Harangajao Police Station refused to accept her written Complaint (FIR) by stating that her husband would return by night. On the next day she again tried to lodges written complain (FIR) similarly Officer-In-Charges, Harangajao Police Station refused to accept her written complain (FIR).

After she moved to the High Court on 26th April, then only her written complain (FIR) was accepted by Officer-In-Charges, Harangajao Police Station.

In this regard the Civil Organization of Dima Hasao District, Assam urged immediate suspension of the Officer-In-Charges, Harangajao Police Station and compensation of Rupees 1(one) Crore to the victim family.

 

They later burnt the effigy of Surjyakanta Morang who was accused to be involved in the kidnapping and killing of Hojai.