2014 AMCH Murder: Dibrugarh Court Sentences Ward Boy to Life in Prison

Guwahati: The Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) murder case was finally resolved after a nine-year wait on Thursday when the Dibrugarh District & Session Judge court handed down its decision and sentenced the convicted ward boy to life in jail. Kiru Mech, the ward boy, was given a life sentence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The court earlier on Wednesday cleared the main defendant, Dr. Deepmoni Saikia, of all murder-related charges while convicting the ward boy who assisted him in carrying out the murder scheme of Sarita Toshniwal, a college medical student.

Notably, the plot to assassinate Sarita was devised in April by a doctor named Deepmoni Saikia, who was a second-year PG student in the obstetrics and gynaecology department of AMCH. To carry out the plot, the doctor enlisted the aid of a ward boy named Keru Mech. The deceased and Deepmoni used to work in the same department.

“Deepmoni and Saikia had a cordial relationship. But they were not on good terms for the last few months. Deepmoni used to call Sarita on her mobile but she never responded. After being spurned by her, he decided to take revenge. He hatched a plan and sought the help of Kiru. He manipulated Kiru by promising that he would make his job permanent. He even threatened to fire him if he refuses,” the police informed after arresting the accused.

“On May 8, Deepmoni was allotted night duty along with Sarita, but he remained absent citing illness. Sarita was alone on duty. The ward boy and a nurse were also on duty. The next morning (May 9), Deepmoni and Kiru committed the crime after the on-duty nurse left,” the police said.

Sarita allegedly shouted loudly as Kiru tried to choke her while she was sleeping. She attempted to escape, but Deepmoni pushed her down on the ground with force.

According to the police, the accused was not happy with killing the victim; so, he afterwards stripped off his clothes and sexually assaulted the victim.