Assam: Gang Of Car-Lifters Busted, Stolen Vehicles Recovered

GUWAHATI: A team of East Guwahati Police District (EGPD) from Jorabat Out Post (OP) of Basistha Police Station busted a six-member gang of car lifters on April 9.

As per police, vehicle was stolen in the early hours of March 7, 2022 from Jorabat. After a painstaking investigation, the stolen vehicle was recovered today from Nongstoin at West Khasi Hills with the help of Meghalaya police.

The case was filed, investigated and resolved after a thorough and scientific investigation.

The arrested individuals have been identified as –

The arrested accused are identified as:

Narayan Das (46) of Alipurduwar, West Bengal

Bikash Sarkar (39) of Alipurduwar, West Bengal

Biki Dutta Alias Bijay (34) of Jorhat, Assam

Mithu Chanda (34) of Golaghat, Assam

Sambhu Dhar (34) of Golaghat, Assam

Ripan Dutta (44) of Alipurduwar, West Bengal

Two receivers of the car identified as Samborlong Sawkmie (31) of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya and Shanstor Nungbet (26) of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya were also arrested.

Notably, on 7 March, the owner of the Bolero Pick Up van and the driver fixed a deal with two unknown persons at Lokhora in Guwahati to transport goods from Nagaon to Guwahati.

At around 11:40 PM on the same day, the two parties met at Jorabat where they decided to go to Nagaon early morning next day. However, the driver of the van was found senseless at a Hotel in Jorabat the next morning and the vehicle was missing.

The movement of the Bolero was traced over time and then simultaneous raids were conducted in Guwahati, Khatkhati and Golaghat, followed by Nogstoin in Meghalaya over the last 4 days.

The stolen Bolero Pick Up (AS12BC3699) and a Ford EcoSport (AS01BQ7663) were recovered from Nongstoin at West Khasi Hills with the help of Meghalaya Police.

Further investigation is on to recover other stolen vehicles.

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