Akhil Gogoi accused of forging signature in discharge letter to let himself out

GUWAHATI: Just a day after his release, Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi has once again found himself amid controversy.

The hospital authorities on Friday have claimed that Gogoi forged the hospital superintendent's signature in his discharge letter to let himself out.

According to sources, the hospital authorities have also written about the matter to the home department.

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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court discharged Akhil Gogoi from the remaining Chandmari Police Station case after one and a half years of being in jail on Thursday.

Moments after becoming a free man Gogoi shared the troubles that his young son went through while he was in prison.

Gogoi, made way to his residence amid much fanfare in the afternoon on Thursday.

However, when media persons pressed him about his feelings, the RTI activist shared that his son Nachiketa had undergone much turmoil.

Gogoi’s son, who is 14 years old, had contracted Covid-19 and his mother also had not been keeping well. Against this backdrop, Gogoi was given a 2-day parole to meet his family. However, Gogoi’s son was very upset when he left, revealed the peasant leader. Gogoi spent the first day of his parole in Guwahati with his son and wife and the second day in his native village in Upper Assam with his mother Priyada.

From his mother’s house in Jorhat, Gogoi was brought straight to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) where he has been serving his sentence owing to his poor health.

Akhil Gogoi was arrested in December 2019 from Jorhat under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, (UAPA) for his alleged role in violent anti-CAA protests and probable nexus with the Maoists based on two cases filed in Chabua and Chandmari Police Stations.

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