Assam: Stolen Truck Containing Refrigerators Recovered In Cachar, Four Arrested

SRIBHUMI: An truck containing 54 refrigerators which was allegedly stolen has been recovered by a police team from Assam's Sribhumi district.

The cops apprehended four individuals, including the truck driver, in connection with the alleged theft.

The four arrested suspects have been identified as Abu Salim Barabhuiya, Jabir Iqbal Laskar, Abu Sajad and truck driver Zabir Hussain from the Silchar area. The truck transporting the refrigerators from Guwahati to Agartala was on its way.

The owner of the transport company lodged a complaint at the Badarpur police station after unable to contact the truck driver, prompting an investigation.

The cops found the abandoned truck bearing registration number AS 01KC 0727 parked on the side of the road in the Bhanga area in Sribhumi.

The refrigerators were recovered from a warehouse in the Arunachal area of Cachar district.

Meanwhile, acting on intelligence input, a team from Basistha PS and Jorabat OP apprehended two thieves near Jorabat Naka point within 24 hours. The accused were identified as Babu Boro (19) of Narengi Patharquarry, Noonmati, and Babul Saha (23) of Narengi Patharquarry, Noonmati.

The duo was intercepted while travelling in a stolen Tata Magic vehicle (AS-01/HC-7340) from the Noonmati area.

Police recovered 12 heavy iron bars used in railway tracks, two empty plastic oil drums, used for stealing diesel from parked vehicles, and a small cutter knife. The iron materials were stolen from Sector 1, and the recovered plastic oil drums were used to steal diesel.

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