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Trouble awaits Akhil

By AT News |

Akhil Gogoi is likely to land in trouble. Puaram Sarania’s father has filed an FIR against the KMSS president alleging his involvement in the recent self immolation of his son in Dispur.

Sarania on Friday went to the Tangla police station and blamed it all on Gogoi for his son’s death after the self-immolation attempt.

Notably, Dispur police station alone has two cases pending against Gogoi.   

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