Home guard held for robbery in Guwahati

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: A home guard posted at the Guwahati Railway Station under the Government Railway Police (GRP), identified as Abul Hussain, has been arrested for snatching an amount of Rs 2.5 lakh from a passenger.

According to sources, the incident occurred on Sunday when Hussain was posted at the railway station's gate on the Paltanbazar side. Hussain forcibly took the money from the victim through threats. The GRP was subsequently alerted by the victim.

The GRP then interrogated Hussain on the basis of CCTV camera footage and learnt that the money had been already sent to the culprit's home in Hajo. The GRP searched the house in Hajo and recovered Rs 2.4 lakh and efforts are on to locate the missing Rs 10,000.

A case (No 172/22 u/s 342/392) has been registered in this connection.

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