In a major breakthrough, Assam Police on Sunday busted an interstate truck theft racket and arrested eight individuals involved in the crime. The operation was launched following a complaint by Ajoy Barman, a resident of Shantipur, Mangaldai, who reported the theft of his parked truck (Registration No. AS13AC 5614).
According to police sources, the truck had been stationed near Sai Baba Mandir for a month before it mysteriously disappeared. Acting swiftly on the complaint, Mangaldai police traced a recovery van (Reg No. AS01Y 4088) in Basistha, suspected to have been used in the crime.
Further investigation led the authorities to a dumping ground at 13 Mile in Meghalaya, where they found the stolen truck dismantled into scrap. The truck’s engine and various parts were being loaded onto another vehicle (Reg No. HR58B 7366) when the police arrived at the scene.
Following the operation, law enforcement officers arrested eight suspects from different locations. The accused have been identified as:
Md. Rashidul Alom (Nalbari)
Noor Hussain (Satgaon, Guwahati)
Maidul Islam (Mukalmuwa, Nalbari)
Ainul Haque (Hajo, Kamrup)
Nazrul Islam (Bongaigaon)
Pankaj Yadav (Lalmati, Guwahati)
Sanjib Kumar (Haryana)
Ranbir Arora (Haryana)