Guwahati, Aug 11: In a major development, the Gauhati High Court on Friday (August 11) acquitted all four prime accused in the Rs 1,000 crore North Cachar Hills scam.
In a judgement, the High Court acquitted former militants turned politicians Jewel Garlosa, Niranjan Hojai, and Mohit Hojai, who was the former chief executive member of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC).
According to reports, all of them were jailed in Guwahati Central Jail after National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court in 2017 awarded them life imprisonment in two cases.
Former Social Welfare Department CDPO and in-charge Deputy Director, NC Hills, Md. Redaul Hussain Khan, has also been acquitted. He is currently out on bail after serving 12 years in jail.
The High Court asserted that the investigation carried out in the said case was not up to the mark.
The Gauhati High Court also acquitted twelve others who were awarded eight to 13 years of imprisonment in the multi-crore scam.
Khan was arrested on the ground that he had allegedly entered into a criminal conspiracy with other persons and, in pursuance of the criminal conspiracy, by abusing his official power or position, fraudulently and dishonestly misappropriated government funds amounting to Rs 17,24,17,200 from various development schemes of the Agriculture Department, NC Hills.
As per NIA’s judgement, the convicts had allegedly siphoned off development funds of several government departments between 2006 and 2009.
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