Assam Police Seize Fake Gold Weighing 1 kg, Nab One Culprit in Sonitpur

SONITPUR: During an operation by the Assam Police on Wednesday, fake gold weighing 1 kg was seized from a residence in Chariduar under Sonitpur district.

According to reports, police conducted an operation following a lead on existence of fake gold and they were successful in seizing the gold weighing 1 kg from the residence of one Sansul Ali in Gudamghat area.

Sansul Ali, who was known to be running a racket of fake gold, has been arrested by the police. Following his arrest, the accused confessed about buying the fake gold from Lakhimpur.

From his confession, the police came to know that three people are involved in the racket and they are currently on the run from the police. The police have initiated a search operation to nab the absconders.

Earlier last month, Garchuk Police in Guwahati, along with Special Operations Group (SOG), seized a consignment of fake gold items in the city.

According to reports, a joint operation carried out at Boragaon resulted in the seizure of as many as six boat-shaped gold items. Police also detained two people in connection with the case.

According to available information, fake gold items are frequently being smuggled into Guwahati from Lakhimpur. Taking action on specific inputs, police identified and nabbed one Babul Hussain on the charge of smuggling the fake gold items.

During his questioning by the police on the matter, he revealed the name of another person involved in the gold smuggling racket. Police managed to detain Manoj Das, based on his confession.

While Hussain was carrying five fake gold boats, police found another one from the possession of Das.

Meanwhile, investigation into the matter is being done by the Garchuk Police and questioning of the two culprits was on.

On the other hand, the criminals also revealed that they were planning to smuggle the fake gold items to other states from Assam, police officials informed.

Informing on the operation, a police official said, “Yesterday evening at around 6 pm, we were informed about one person who had brought fake gold items and was looking to make a transaction. Based on it I called upon the SOG team and other police officials from Garchuk Police Station and we waited at Boragaon crossroad.”

“We were able to catch Babul Hussain, a resident Bongalmora in Lakhimpur. Upon searching his bag, we found five boat shaped gold bullions. He was brought in and questioned when he revealed about an accomplice who was at Changsari,” he said.

“Based on his confession, we raided Changsari where we were able to catch Manoj Das, a resident of North Guwahati. They further said that they were waiting for another person, who is the mastermind behind the smuggling operation,” added the police official.

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