A special court in East Jaintia Hills has sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a kidnapping-for-ransom case, bringing to an end a legal process that stretched over more than a decade.
The accused, Sanjay Das, was convicted by Special Judge B Khriam and awarded life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 50,000. The case relates to a kidnapping incident registered at Khliehriat Police Station in 2012 under Section 364(A) of the Indian Penal Code.
The investigation was carried out by Inspector L Lyngkhoi, following which a charge sheet was filed on July 28, 2014. After years of hearings and examination of evidence, the court delivered its verdict earlier this month, finally closing a case that had remained pending for nearly 12 years.
The conviction was confirmed by the Superintendent of Police, East Jaintia Hills District, in a press release issued on January 15, 2026.
On the same day, the special court also pronounced judgments in two other serious criminal cases.
In one case, Ramesh Dkhar was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder under Section 302 of the IPC and fined Rs 10,000. The murder case was registered at Khliehriat Women Police Station in 2020 and investigated by WPI O Tyngkan. The charge sheet in the matter was submitted on March 31, 2021.
In another case, Apurba Das was convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sentenced to a total of eight years of rigorous imprisonment. The court awarded five years’ imprisonment under Section 10 of the POCSO Act along with a fine of Rs 10,000, and an additional three years under Section 8 with a fine of Rs 5,000.
The POCSO case was registered at Khliehriat Women Police Station in 2022 and investigated by Sub-Inspector O Nongtdu. The charge sheet was filed on February 15, 2023.
All three convictions were announced by the office of the Superintendent of Police, East Jaintia Hills District, Khliehriat, Meghalaya.