Overview
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the SIT report alleges an anti-India cartel that includes a Pakistani national and the British wife of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi.
- The state cabinet will take up the report only after the September 22 Bodoland Territorial Council elections, with further action to be decided later.
- Sarma said investigators recovered documents tied to India’s sovereignty, and he plans to personally examine the findings before any public disclosure.
- The SIT, led by Special DGP (CID) Munna Prasad Gupta, was formed on February 17 to probe alleged anti-India activities linked to Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh.
- Gaurav Gogoi rejected the allegations as fabricated, and opposition leader Debabrata Saikia accused the government of exploiting the probe and urged a clear law defining ‘suspicious foreigners.’