GUWAHATI: Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Chief Pramod Boro on Thursday filed a ₹100 crore defamation civil suit against Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) President and former BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary in the court of the District and Session Judge, Kamrup (Metro), Guwahati for his alleged defamatory statement against Boro on an arms recovery case.
After the arrest of former BPF MLA Hitesh Basumatary and the recovery of weapons from his residential campus, Mohilary had told reports that the consignment of arms has been planted by Pramod Boro at the site of recovery.
“The consignment of arms was kept hidden by Pramod Boro in the place and Hitesh Basumatary was arrested on a false charge,” Mohilary had said addressing a press conference at Kazal Gaon in Chirang district on February 10.
Hitesh Basumatary (52) along with two others were arrested for his association with a newly-formed armed outfit on January 7.
Two others who were arrested are Vikram Daimary, president of the Bodoland Contractors Association and Daorao Deshreb Narzary, executive president of the Bodoland Jatiya Suraksha Manch.
An AK-47 and an M16 weapon were also recovered from the residential premises of the former MLA.
“He continually spoke against me. But on February 10 he brought a serious charge against me. He said that I was behind the recovery of unlicensed weapons from Hitesh Basumatary’s house. So I moved the court. He is a responsible person. He should reply it before the court with all the proof,” Pramod Boro told reporters after filing the suit in the court of District and Session Judge, Kamrup Metro, Guwahati.
His lawyer and human rights activist Sabda Rabha said, “We have filed a Rs 100 crore civil defamation suit against Hagrama Mohilary for his defamatory statement against Pramod Boro. Mohilary said in a press conference that Pramod Boro had planted the weapons at the house of Hitesh Basumatary which led to his arrest.”
“The court is yet to hear the case. But we filed the petition today,” Rabha added.
