SHILLONG, MAR 12: Four hardcore criminals from Assam were arrested from a village in East Jaintia Hills for their involvement in looting petrol pumps in three districts of the state.
Their accomplice was also picked up from Guwahati with the help of Guwahati police.
The arrested include Jotish Daimary (43), Sansoma Mooshahary (32), Chirang, Shankar Boro (35), Bipul Basumatry (37) while Fajal Haque (33) was picked up from Guwahati, District police chief Jagpal Singh Dhanoa said on Saturday.
He said based on specific intelligence input, a hideout of the accused persons at Ryngsong Shylla near Umlawang village, East Jaintia Hills District was raided by the police team.
During the raid, four were arrested along with one AK-47 rifle, 14 live rounds of AK series ammunition, machetes, one motor cycle B/R No. AS 27 D 2482 and several other incriminating materials.
The SP said during preliminary interrogation, the accused persons revealed their involvement in the recent robbery cases of petrol refilling centers at Khliehriat, Shillong and Ri Bhoi.
“A thorough investigation is being carried out to unearth the entire conspiracy in the commission of these offences,” Dhanoa said.
The first incident took place at a petrol pump in Ri Bhoi on January 7 followed by the incidents at two petrol pumps in Shillong last month.
The armed miscreants who were carrying AK-47 rifle and one 9mm pistol, came on a motorbike 220 Pulsar and barged into the manager’s cabin and looted the petrol pumps.
By Our Reporter
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