Four Arrested in Gohpur, Cash and Counterfeit Gold Recovered

GOHPUR: An operation was carried out by Gohpur Police, leading to the seizure of Rs 6 lakh and 60 thousand in cash along with counterfeit gold. The police team also arrested four people in relation to the incident.

The four accused who were arrested have been identified as Anowara Begum, Nazmul Haque, Nazrina Begum and Abdul Munnas. The fake gold was recovered by the police team from Anowara Begum while the cash was recovered from Abdul Munnas. The operation was carried out based on precious inputs as a part of the campaign by Assam Police against crime. Addressing a press meet today, the Director General of Police for Assam promised to eliminate the problems of counterfeit gold and fake currency in the state within a month's time.

One day before this operation was carried out by police, an incident of robbery took place in the heart of Biswanath town. Robberies took place in the Kuchgaon of Biswanath where two houses were sacked by the robbers. The incident took place in the accommodations rented out by Bipul Bhuyan which is located behind the LIC office in Biswanath. But the important point is that the robberies took place at around 11 AM during the day.

According to the police, the robbers entered the houses by breaking through their respective ceilings when no one was around. They were able to loot cash worth Rs five lakhs from one house and gold ornaments from the other. One of the victims of the robbery named Nipen Sarkar mentioned that he had kept the cash at home to procure land.

A team from Briswanath Sadar Police Station arrived at the location and started the preliminary investigation regarding the incident. A case was also registered to find and punish the culprits.

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