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4. The facts and circumstances of the case are briefly narrated hereunder. On 30.10.2008, as many as 9 powerful bombs exploded in various parts of Assam viz., Kamrup (Metro), Barpeta, Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar in between 11:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The bombs exploded in the following locations :-

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(i) Under the Flyover at Ganeshguri, Dispur, Guwahati. 
      (ii)      CJM Court Complex, Kamrup(M) at Guwahati.

      (iii)     Baptist Church Complex, Panbazar, Guwahati.

      (iv)      Vegetable Market, Kokrajhar Town, Kokrajhar.

      (v)       Railway Crossing, Kokrajhar Town, Kokrajhar.

      (vi)      Fish Market, Kokrajhar Town, Kokrajhar.

      (vii)    Choudhury Shopping Complex, Barpeta Road.

      (viii)    Wholesale Vegetable Market, Barpeta Road.

      (ix)     Old Paglasthan Bus Stand, Bongaigaon.

72. PW-201 Islamuddin has deposed that about eight / ten years ago, his cousin brother Hussain Ali died in a bomb blast that had occurred at Barpeta Road wholesale vegetable market. The dead body of Hussain Ali was taken to the Barpeta Civil Hospital for postmortem examination. He had identified the dead body before the doctor.

73. PW-212 Hasmat Ali has deposed that in the year 2008, on a Thursday, while his father Abdul Rahman had been to the Barpeta Road wholesale vegetable market, a bomb had exploded in the market and his father died in that blast. Having learnt about the death of his father, he went to the Barpeta Road police station and found the dead body of his father. He and his elder brother Hussain Ali had identified the dead body.

74. PW-213 Sahjahan Ali has deposed that late Saiful Islam was his younger brother. About nine / ten years ago, one day, Saiful Islam had been to Barpeta Road and while he was returning from the market, a bomb exploded at Choudhury Market, Barpeta Road and Saiful Islam died in the blast. Having learnt about the blast, he went to the Barpeta Road police station and the police told him that they had sent Saiful Islam to the Barpeta Civil Hospital. He then went to the Barpeta Civil Hospital and found the dead body of Saiful Islam there.

149. Sri Purna Chandra Baruah was a retired police officer. He was examined as PW-

610. This witness has deposed that on 28.10.2008 he was posted at the Barpeta Road Page No.# 92/198 Police Station as the Officer-in-Charge. He stated that in the night of that day around 8:00 pm, accompanied by some police personnel, he went to Govardhana area under his Police Station for patrolling duty. While he was checking vehicles on the Barpeta-Basbari Road, he saw Maruti car coming from Barpeta side and proceeding towards Basbari side. He stopped the Maruti car and found two persons inside the vehicle and on asking their name the person who was sitting on the rear seat told that his name was George Boro and the driver told that his name was Tarun. This witness has further stated George Boro also told him that he was a member of the Ceasefire group of the NDFB. His driver Saikia also knew the driver Tarun of the Maruti car. When he asked them, they told him that they were going to Khagrabari to meet their leaders. The Registration number of the car was something with 7747 and that he did not find any illegal things inside their car and allowed them to go. This witness further stated that on 30.10.2008 at around 10:00/10:30 a.m. while he was present at the Barpeta Road Police Station, he heard two sounds of blasts and then accompanied by his staff, he went to the blast site at Choudhury Complex and sent the injured victims to the Barpeta Road Civil Hospital. Later on, he also sent the deceased victims to hospital for post-mortem examination. Thereafter, he went to the next blast site, i.e. vegetable market and there also he sent the injured victims to the Barpeta Road Civil Hospital and the deceased victims to the hospital for post-mortem examination. This witness has stated that thereafter, he returned to the Barpeta Road Police Station and lodged two separate First Information Report of the aforesaid two blasts. Ext-527 is the FIR of the blast of vegetable market and Ext-527(1) was his signature therein. He registered the said FIR as No.262/0-8 for offices under Sections Page No.# 93/198 120B/121-A/126/153B/302/326 IPC read with Section 3 of the E.S. Act. Ext-528 was the FIR of the blast of the Choudhury Complex and Ext-528(1) was his signature therein.