4 Years After Assam Minority Student Leader's Murder, CBI Names 3 Suspects

Lafiqul Islam Ahmed's family has welcomed the development saying the declared suspects had only pulled the trigger, the masterminds were unknown.

Four years after the murder of Lafiqul Islam Ahmed, an influential minority students' leader, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has released details of three suspects. It has also announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for information leading to their arrest. India's top investigating agency had taken over the case in 2017 a month after Mr Ahmed's death. The case was being probed by the Kokrajhar police till then. The student leader was found shot dead by unidentified gunmen on August 1, 2017, at around 4.30 pm in Kokrajhar, the Assam district that was in the grips of much violence then. A case was registered under the Arms Act at the Kokrajhar Police Station. The probe revealed the involvement of Rupa Brahma, Dingkur Mushahary, and Bhadreswar Basumatary.