The Gauhati High Court held that Ningthoujam Angou Singh, a PHED pump operator, died in the custody of Chandel police on 28 January 1989, hours after a six-man armed party led by ASI took him from his home without disclosing any case. The Court found he was brought to Chandel hospital in a dying condition with severe injuries and that police fabricated an arrest in FIR 5(1)89 under Section 302 IPC. It allowed the CLAHRO petition and directed the State to pay Rs 2,00,000 to the widow and minor children within three months. The Court left it open to the State to recover the amount from the persons found responsible for the custodial death. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 1 August 1997, the Gauhati High Court (Coram: W.A. Shishak, P.K. Ghosh, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Assistant Sub-Inspector, Chandel Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
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The Gauhati High Court judgment dated 1 August 1997 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“On careful perusal of the documents placed before us and after hearing counsel of both sides and in the facts and circumstances narrated above, we are of the view that death of N. Angou Singh in police custody has been …” (para 9)
The Gauhati High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 200,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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