{"id":138560,"date":"2025-05-19T20:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=138560"},"modified":"2025-05-19T20:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:38:57","slug":"assam-margherita-court-delivers-life-sentence-in-shocking-murder-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/?p=138560","title":{"rendered":"Assam: Margherita Court Delivers Life Sentence in Shocking Murder Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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T<\/span>he Margherita<\/a> Sub-Divisional Magistrate Court has made history by issuing its first-ever life imprisonment sentence on May 19, closing a seven-year legal ordeal. Monteswar Dohotia has been sentenced to life for the 2018 murder of his uncle, Bimal Dohotia. The verdict, delivered by Additional Session Judge Anil Kumar Basfor, signifies a pivotal moment for the court.<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Margherita Court Delivers Life Sentence in Shocking Murder Case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This case, identified as Session Case No. 17(M)\/2020, originated from an incident reported under Bordumsa Police Station Case No. 42\/2018. Monteswar and his accomplice, Pabitra Dohotia, were accused of murdering Bimal. While Monteswar has been convicted, Pabitra remains at large, having avoided capture since the crime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both defendants are from 1 No. Mohong Shantipur, falling under the jurisdiction of Bordumsa Police Station in the Margherita Co-District. Monteswar is the son of Phuleswar Dohotia, while Pabitra is the son of Kulai Dohotia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Community leaders have lauded the ruling, expressing hope that this decisive measure will serve as a deterrent against violent crime in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Margherita Sub-Divisional Magistrate Court has made history by issuing its first-ever life imprisonment sentence on May 19, closing a seven-year legal ordeal. Monteswar Dohotia has been sentenced to life for the 2018 murder of his uncle, Bimal Dohotia. The verdict, delivered by Additional Session Judge Anil Kumar Basfor, signifies a pivotal moment for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[46140,46142,46141,46147,46144,46151,46153,43416,46155,46154,40552,46150,46138,46148,46137,46146,46139,46145,46152,46143,46149],"class_list":["post-138560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-2018-murder-case","tag-additional-session-judge-anil-kumar-basfor","tag-bimal-dohotia-murder","tag-bordumsa-police-jurisdiction","tag-bordumsa-police-station-case-no-42-2018","tag-community-leaders-support","tag-conviction-news","tag-criminal-justice","tag-family-connections","tag-homicide-case","tag-law-enforcement-updates","tag-legal-history","tag-life-imprisonment-sentence","tag-margherita-co-district","tag-margherita-sub-divisional-magistrate-court","tag-mohong-shantipur","tag-monteswar-dohotia","tag-pabitra-dohotia","tag-sentencing-landmark","tag-session-case-no-17m-2020","tag-violent-crime-deterrent"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157219,"url":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/?p=157219","url_meta":{"origin":138560,"position":0},"title":"Strict Ban in West Jaintia Hills: Loose Sale of Petrol & Diesel","author":"ASSAM TIMES POST","date":"August 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The West Jaintia Hills district administration has banned the sale and distribution of petrol and diesel in loose quantities across the district with immediate effect, citing public safety concerns and the risk of further escalation of an ongoing agitation. 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