Zakiesato murder case: Suspects granted bail

Eastern Mirror Desk Dimapur, Jan. 9: Four persons, who were arrested on suspicion of murdering former Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) leader Kevi Zakiesato, were granted bail by the principal district and sessions judge, Y Longkumer in Dimapur on Jan. 7. A reliable source informed Eastern Mirror that the arrested persons, who happen to be the victim’s wife and three daughters, were granted bail on Monday on a surety bond of INR 30,000 each. The source added that the four suspects have been in police custody for 15 days which was “long overdue” for bail. Zakiesato, 59, former general secretary of NPCC and a two-time member of the erstwhile Dimapur Town Council, was found dead outside his office at Zakiesato colony in Dimapur on Dec. 18. The four suspects are permanent residents of Dimapur so there is no chance of them “jumping the bail”, informed the source. “As per bail conditions they will not be permitted to leave the city unless an emergency occurs where they will have to take permission from the court to leave the jurisdiction,” the source added. Meanwhile, the Dimapur police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by additional deputy commissioner of police, Relo T Aye to probe into the matter.