Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI: Basistha Police busted a gang of burglars within eight hours of a reported house break-in, leading to the arrest of five persons and the recovery of stolen household items.
The case, 147/25, U/S 331(4)/305(a) of BNS, was registered at Basistha police station following an FIR lodged by a resident of Uttam Path in the Basistha area. According to the complaint, on March 7, while the complainant and his family members were away in Tihu, unidentified miscreants broke into their residence and stole various valuables, including a Sony TV, brass utensils, sanitary items, and clothes. The crime came to light when a neighbour informed the complainant over the phone, following which a report was also made via a 112 emergency call. Acting swiftly, police apprehended five suspects, identified as Suman Basumatary of Udalguri, Bishal Das of Goalpara, Nandeshwar Rohang of Basistha, Deep Bania of Sipajhar, and Vivek Brahma of Lalmati. Based on their leads, officers recovered several stolen items, including four bell metal plates and eight bell metal bowls, four steel bathroom taps, two brass glasses, and two burglary tools, a red bag from a jungle area in Patarkuchi.
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