Assam court sentences 20 convicts to life term for lynching two men on suspicion of child lifting

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The court had on Monday convicted 20 of the 45 accused in the case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

Published - April 24, 2026 06:34 pm IST - Nagaon (Assam)

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A court in Assam’s Nagaon on Friday (April 24, 2026) sentenced all 20 convicted in the lynching of two persons in Karbi Anglong to life imprisonment, eight years after the incident.

District Sessions Judge D.J. Mahanta also slapped a fine of ₹20,000 each on the convicts.

Published - April 24, 2026 06:34 pm IST

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