Rinku Sarma, accused in the brutal Nandita Saikia murder case in Assam, has sustained bullet injury after Assam police personnel opened fire while he tried to โ€˜escapeโ€™ from custody.

This was informed by Assam special DGP โ€“ GP Singh late on Saturday night.

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GP Singh informed that the accused tried to โ€˜snatchโ€™ a weapon from policemen of Dhemaji district in Assam and escape from custody.

The police opened fire in self defense and prevent escape of the accused, the Assam special DGP added.

โ€œOne Rinku Sarma, accused of killing Nandita Saikia of Moridhol College Dhemaji tried to snatch @DhemajiPolice team weapon this evening and escape custody. He was injured in police firing in self defence and to prevent escape,โ€ Assam special DGP โ€“ GP Singh tweeted.

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Special DGP โ€“ GP Singh is monitoring the investigation into the sensational Nandita Saikia murder case.

Nandita Saikia, a college girl from Lakhimpur district in Assam, recently had succumbed to the grievous injuries she sustained in a machete attack, by Rinku Sarma.

Nandita hailed from Naba Kathbari village in Dhakuakhana. She was a BA third-semester student of Maridhal College in Dhemaji.  

Nandita was allegedly killed by Rinku Sharma with a machete for rejecting his marriage proposal.

Meanwhile, the Assam government has announced that a Fast-Track Court will hear the sensational Nandita Saikia murder case.