Fake gold boats seized in North Guwahati; one arrested, three flee

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RANGIA: The North Guwahati police seized fake gold boats from one Mostakin Ali, alias Rafiqul Islam, of Mukundpur near Goreswar under the Tamulpur district on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, the North Guwahati police launched an operation to apprehend the culprits. The gang headed by Mostakin Ali had camped in a rented house at Bhetamukh Nayanpara, North Guwahati, from where he was apprehended. The police seized three fake gold boats and two more half-cut fake gold boats from the rented house, along with Rs 84,000 in cash and a mobile phone. During the operation, three other culprits managed to escape. The police stated that the gang had also built a network in Bihar.

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