Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI: A team from Basistha Police Station arrested one habitual cylinder thief, Dipjyoti Kalita alias Babu (19) of Kundli Nagar, after he stole a gas cylinder and sold it to a grocery shop in the Hatigaon Chariali area.
A raid was conducted at the said shop, and two gas cylinders were recovered.
Mahibul Islam (55) of Suwagat Path — owner of the grocery shop and receiver of stolen items — was also arrested.
A team from Chandmari Police Station solved the theft of 75 kg of rods from a PWD drain construction site.
Four workers — Sanidul Islam (Barpeta), Nizam Ali (Dhula), Udhab Ali (Goalpara), and Manowar Hussain (Goalpara) — were arrested in that connection.
The scrapyard owner who bought the stolen rods was also apprehended. The stolen items have been recovered.
A team from Dispur Police Station swiftly recovered one Jupiter Scooty (AS14H8192) from Khanapara in less than 24 hours after it was stolen.
Acting on a tip-off, a team from Dispur Police Station arrested a drug peddler at GMCH — Gautam Medhi (39) of Kahilipara — after he was caught red-handed with 5.20 gm of heroin. One mobile phone was seized.
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