Assam MLA released after court cancels arrest warrants

Guwahati, July 18 (PTI) Independent MLA Jiten Gogoi, arrested yesterday on the charge of contempt of court, was released today after the Golaghat district court rejected the arrest warrant issued by a civil court.

The Golaghat district court rejected the warrant issued by the civil court, directing the arrest of Gogoi for not appearing before it in an assault case, and ordered that the MLA be released with immediate effect.

The civil court had issued several summons to the former ULFA militant-turned-MLA on previous occasions in connection with the assault of local Congress leader Akash Phukan and related violence.

The Independent MLA from Bokakhat was arrested earlier also on May 16 in connection with the assault of officials of Kaziranga National Park.