(From left) Jewel Gorlosa, Niranjan Hojai and Mohit Hojai come out of the NIA special court after being sentenced to life imprisonment in Guwahati on Tuesday. Niranjan was currently serving as the executive member in charge of the public works department of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council while Jewel was a member of the autonomous council. Following the NIA court order, Assam BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass today sacked Niranjan Hojai from the primary membership of the party. When being taken away from the court, Jewel told mediapersons that they were "withdrawing the ceasefire" with the government after today's court order. DHD (J) cadres surrendered before then chief minister Tarun Gogoi at Haflong in Dima Hasao district on October 3, 2009.

Source: The Telegraph May 23, 2017 21:11 UTC