Shanti Gogoi has spent the last two decades seeking justice for the sad loss of her daughter-in-law and unborn grandson, who were killed in a bomb attack staged by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) during Independence Day festivities in Dhemaji, Assam in 2004.

The Assam Independence Day bomb blast, which killed 13 people, including three children, happened just minutes before the flag-hoisting ritual on the parade site. The incident was a watershed moment in ULFA history, as public support for the group declined owing to its targeting of innocent civilians.