Guwahati: The Centre has handed over the
case of the killing of All Bodo Minority Students Union
(ABMSU) president Lafikul Islam to the CBI, an official
release has said.
The move follows a request from the Assam government
to the Centre. A notification was issued in this regard by the
central government yesterday, the state government said in a
release.
ABMSU president Lafikul Islam was killed by
unidentified miscreants at Titaguri market in Kokrajhar
district on August 1 this year.
The Assam government had constituted a special
investigation team (SIT) headed by Inspector General of Police
Anurag Tankha to inquire into the murder, and had provided
ex-gratia relief of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the slain
ABMSU leader.
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