Life Sentence in Assam for Grisly 2020 Double Murder

Gitumoni Bezboruah received a life sentence for the murder of an Anglo-Indian couple in 2020; his brother, Ujjal Bezboruah, was acquitted. The crime took place in Potiachuburi, Assam, involving robbery before the murder. The suspects were arrested two days after the crime was committed.

On Tuesday, the Sonitpur Additional District and Sessions Court in Assam handed Gitumoni Bezboruah a life sentence for murdering an elderly Anglo-Indian couple in 2020. His brother, Ujjal Bezboruah, faced acquittal in the same case.

The couple was found dead at their Potiachuburi residence on November 20, 2020. Police reported that the murder involved the theft of cash and jewellery before the culprits fled the scene.

Gitumoni and his brother were apprehended by authorities on November 22, 2020, marking a swift resolution to the horrific crime that shook the local community.

(With inputs from agencies.)