Assam: Drug peddler injured in police firing while trying to flee in Nagaon district
The accused has been identified as Saddam Hussain.
The accused has been identified as Saddam Hussain.
As many as 26 people were killed and 146 others injured in police firing, he added.
The dacoity cases reported have also come down to 85 cases in 2022 as against 188 in 2021.
He was arrested on Thursday, along with three others from a car that was intercepted by Dergaon Police.
On Saturday, the accused who had been shifted to the Diphu Medical College for medical examinations, attempted to flee the hospital.
The two alleged drug traffickers have been arrested and a huge quantity of drugs were seized from their possession.
A gang of four allegedly robbed a family of valuables worth Rs 10 lakh at “knifepoint” in Guwahati’s Chatribari area on Monday.
The police took accused to the Ultapani reserve forest in Kokrajhar in order to recover looted gold ornaments and money hidden there.
The arrested accused was taken with the police team tried to snatch the weapon of a constable and attempted to escape, sources said.
Personnel seized 40 soap boxes containing around half a kg of heroin worth Rs 3 crore in the international market from his possession, official stated.