Assam: Cachar Police Arrest Five for Truck Driver’s Murder

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SILCHAR: The Cachar Police successfully busted an inter-state car lifter gang as it arrested five persons on charge of murdering a truck driver in the Churachandpur district in Manipur. The arrested persons were identified as Amal Paul, the main accused, Baktiar Hussain Laskar, Sanjib Ahmed Laskar, Dilwar Hussain Laskar and Saharul Islam Laskar. Cachar SP Numol Mahatta informed that these five miscreants had killed Bidhan Dutta, a truck driver hailing from Katlicherra in Hailakandi, and later whisked away with the vehicle from Churachandpur.

On January 8, a Guwahati-based trader Ram Bahadur Gupta lodged an FIR stating that the driver Bidhan Dutta had gone missing along with the vehicle on January 3 while transporting goods to Churachandpur. The vehicle was last seen in Silchar. Despite efforts made by the family members, his whereabouts remained untraced.

During investigation, an SIT was constituted headed by Additional SP (Crime), Cachar and O/C Silchar Sadar. With constant efforts, Baktiar, Kachudram, Sanjib, and Dilwar were picked up and it was learnt from them that the stolen truck was kept concealed at the Assam-Mizoram Border. Based on their revelation another two persons namely Saharul Islam Laskar of Lala, Hailakandi, and Amol Paul of Katlicherra, Hailakandi, were arrested who during interrogation, admitted to have killed Bidhan Dutta at Lumshlnong, Meghalaya and dumping his body near a Toll Gate.

Amol Paul, a cousin of Bidhan, in connivance with Saharul, deliberately killed Bidhan Dutta out of an old grudge relating to a monetary transaction. The goods were sold to one Aseb Hussain Barbhuiya of Srikona for Rs 5,80,000. Accordingly, Aseb Hussain Barbhuiya of Srikona and Tafijul Hussain Barbhuiya alias Ramij, Kalain, were arrested.

Further, the stolen vehicle was recovered from the Karkot Basti near the Assam-Mizoram Border. Further lawful actions have been initiated.

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