A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Thursday discharged president of Raijor Dal and Sibsagar MLA Akhil Gogoi in the second case lodged against him in relation with anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by the agency. He had already been discharged in the other case filed against him by NIA.
Gogoi, a prominent farmer activist, has been under arrest since December 2019 for his alleged role in the anti-CAA protests in Assam. He is at present admitted to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) as he has been unwell for a few months.
“The NIA court discharged him in the case lodged at Chandmari in Guwahati. The court had earlier discharged him in the other case lodged at Chabua in Dibrugarh district by NIA,” said Gogoi’s lawyer Shantanu Borthakur.
The NIA had filed two cases against Gogoi under several sections of Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Act. He was discharged in the Chabua case last week.

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