Assam: Stolen Vehicle Recovered By Police, Suspect Arrested In Dispur

GUWAHATI: In a successful operation, a team from the East Guwahati Police District (EGPD) recovered a stolen Mahindra Thar vehicle bearing registration number 24BH2670B at Sarumotoria and arrested a suspect, Jiyaur Rahman, from Imphal.

The vehicle had been reported to be stolen from Amar Colony in Delhi. Acting on intelligence, the EGPD team located the stolen car and arrested Rahman, who was found with the vehicle.

After the arrest, legal action was taken, and further investigations are ongoing to check for any links to other crimes.

Meanwhile, earlier today, Nagaon police led by Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Jayanta Baruah busted a gang of oil thieves involved in stealing oil from an oil pipeline and arrested four persons in connection with a recent oil theft case at Barhampur Bherbheri area in the district. Subsequently, police also seized two oil tankers laden with several thousand litres of stolen oil from an oil pipeline nearby at Barhampur Bherbheri area, a week back.

As per reports, the arrested thieves have been identified as Jalaluddin alias Jalu, Pranjal Kunwar, Madhurya Singha of Nagaon and Jiten Gogoi of Makum.

Sources claimed that the gang of thieves had stolen oil from an oil pipeline after drilling and transporting the stolen oil to Demow in Sivasagar district on January 16.

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