
Guwhati: A member of an international bike theft racket has been caught in the net of Jamuguri Police in Sonitpur district.The member of the international bike theft racket who was arrested by the police at Itakhola in Chatiya has been identified as Mirajul Islam.
Following the theft of a motorcycle belonging to a youth named Sagar Pal from Jamugurihat, Chatiya Police, during their investigation, arrested the bike thief from Itakhola along with the stolen motorcycle.After that, Chatiya Police handed over the bike thief named Mirajul Islam to Jamuguri Police. During the police investigation, it has already been revealed that the bike theft racket, to which he belongs, has been supplying stolen motorcycles from various places including Jamuguri and Chatiya to distant Bangladesh through Jorabat and Meghalaya.
Police sources suggest that the network has been operating across multiple districts and is linked to cross-border criminal syndicates involved in vehicle smuggling.
Meanwhile, Sonitpur Police have launched an intensified operation to trace other members of the racket and dismantle the entire network. Authorities have assured that stringent action will be taken to curb such organised criminal activities in the region.