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Assam woman gets life sentence for drowning two daughters after family dispute
A 27-year-old woman from Cachar district drowned her two minor daughters after a marital dispute. A fast track court sentenced her to life imprisonment; post-mortem confirmed death due to ante-mortem drowning.
Why It Matters
The case underscores legal accountability for crimes against children and the role of fast-track courts in handling serious offences.
Timeline
4 Events
Sentencing: life imprisonment
April 24, 2026
A fast track court sentenced Ajmira, 27, of Cachar district, to life imprisonment for the murder of her two minor daughters.
Confession and media remarks
October 2023
During interrogation after her arrest, Ajmira confessed to the crime and said she had also intended to end her own life but survived. She spoke to media at the court premises in October 2023.
Incident: drowning of two daughters after marital dispute
September 1, 2023
Ajmira allegedly drowned her two minor daughters in a pond at Baurikandi Part-1 in Sonai, following a marital dispute with her husband, Babul Haque Laskar, a daily-wage labourer. The children were taken to Silchar Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival. The post-mortem later confirmed death due to asphyxia caused by ante-mortem drowning.
FIR lodged and case registered
2023
Babul Haque Laskar filed a first information report at Kachudaram police station after the incident, and a case was registered. Family members said the couple had frequent disputes and Ajmira had gone to her parental home, returning about two weeks before the incident.