Broad Daylight Robbery in Guwahati, Bike-Borne Miscreants Loots Cash from Vehicle

GUWAHATI: Two bike-borne miscreants looted Rs 1 lakh from a vehicle that was parked in front of HDFC bank in Guwahati's Fatasil area.

According to reports, the money belonged to a businessman named Bhabendra Pal Singh, which was withdrawn from SBI and Baroda bank in Panbazar by his driver and one of his employees on his instructions.

The money was kept in their Innova vehicle when suddenly two bike-borne miscreants in a red Pulsar came and snatched the money from inside the car. The driver tried to catch the perpetrators but the miscreants attacked him and fled away.

An investigation into the matter has been initiated by city police and further details are yet to be received.

Earlier, Satgaon Police arrested two bike thieves from the Nuapara area in Satgaon on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Irfan Ali alias Tinku and Abdul Ali alias Kalia.

Based on their confession, the police have recovered a scooty (AS-01-BA-9883) and a motorcycle (AS-01-AN-0910).

In another operation, the police arrested a cycle thief — Krishna Rai from the Satgaon area. The thieves were involved in various theft incidents in the area.

They were produced before the Court and have been forwarded to judicial custody.