Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Assam Court Sentences Man to Death for 2021 Murder
In Assam, a man named Rintu Sarma has been sentenced to death for killing Nandita Saikia in August 2021.
Sarma attacked Saikia with a sharp weapon near a bus stand, causing fatal injuries.
Another student and her father were also hurt in the attack.
The court found Sarma guilty after a four-year trial involving many witnesses and a detailed investigation.
Rintu Sarma was sentenced to death by an Assam court.
The sentence is for the murder of Nandita Saikia in August 2021.
Sarma attacked Saikia with a sharp weapon near a bus stand.
The attack also injured another student and her father.
The court proceedings included a four-year trial and 41 witnesses.
- Who
- Rintu Sarma and Nandita Saikia; the court.
- What
- Rintu Sarma was sentenced to death for the murder of Nandita Saikia.
- When
- The sentencing occurred on Thursday, after a four-year trial.
- Where
- Dhemaji District and Sessions Court in Assam.
- Why
- No explicit reason for the sentence is provided in the article, but the original article mentioned the brutality of the crime.
- Defendant
- Rintu Sarma
- Victim
- Nandita Saikia
- Crime Date
- August 2021
- Location
- Dhemaji, Assam
- Court
- Dhemaji District and Sessions Court
- Injured
- Kashmina Dutta and her father
- Charges
- Sections 341, 326, 307, and 302 of the IPC
Sources
Dhemaji Court awards death penalty to Rintu Sharma for 2021 murder of college student Nandita Saikia
Death penalty for Assam man for murdering college student over romantic rejection
Assam Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Woman Who Refused To Marry Him
Assam Man Gets Death Sentence For Killing College Student Who Refused Marriage Proposal
