# Two women sent to judicial custody in Jorhat teen death case 2026-08-22T11:08:46+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Arpita Kakoti and Monalisa Nath, two women arrested in connection with the death of 18-year-old Anwesha Saikia in Jorhat, were sent to judicial custody on Friday after a district and sessions judge court rejected their bail pleas. The women were produced before the court on August 22, three days after Anwesha was taken critically ill to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) on August 15. Both have denied involvement in her death, claiming they tried to help her. Arpita said she had only met Monalisa that day and had gone to the hospital after a call from a man named Aryan, whom she knew from Instagram. Monalisa claimed Anwesha consumed drugs herself and that she and others attempted to save her. Police have arrested four persons in the case. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The case has drawn attention to the role of bystanders and delayed medical response in drug-related incidents. Under Indian law, judicial custody means the accused will remain in jail until the next hearing or charge sheet, and bail can be revisited later. The key question is whether the women were complicit or merely present during the drug consumption. Aryan and Ankit Das remain in custody, their statements will be crucial. The next development to watch is the filing of the charge sheet, which must be submitted within 60 days of arrest for non-bailable offences. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com Straight factual reporting of court proceedings and statements from accused, without editorial comment. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Anwesha Saikia, Arpita Kakoti, Jorhat, Monalisa Nath Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/two-women-sent-to-judicial-custody-in-jorhat-teen-death-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/two-women-sent-to-judicial-custody-in-jorhat-teen-death-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/