A team of East Guwahati police from Dispur district arrested a person from the downtown area of Guwahati district on Monday and charged him with carrying a piece of ‘fake’ gold.
The police said that “secret” information was received and a team was constituted to apprehend the accused. The arrested person has been identified as Shyam Kumar, a resident of Madhubani district in Bihar.
The police have registered a case against Shyam Kumar. Police recovered 1 hammer, 1 chisel and 1 mobile phone from his possession. “The investigation of the case is underway,” police officials said.
Assam Police on Saturday foiled a smuggling attempt and rescued 34 cattle heads from a bus in the Nagaon district on Sunday.
Police had received input that cattle were being smuggled near the Kaliabor area and set up a Naka check accordingly. Police intercepted a vehicle in the Missa area near Kaliabor and found 34 cattle heads. However, the driver and others escaped from the spot.
“Based on secret information, we had set up a Naka check in front of Missa police outpost and intercepted a vehicle. After seeing our team, the driver of the bus and other people fled from the area.