Achi news desk-
Guwahati: The Guwahati police recovered 49 stolen mobile phones and arrested five people in connection with a spate of kidnapping incidents across the city. The arrests were made following an investigation into a kidnapping case reported on April 24, in which a woman was robbed of her handbag containing a mobile phone and Rs 200 in cash by two men on a scooter at Survey Samannay Path, Dispur.
The suspects were nabbed during a search operation conducted by the Dispore Police Station and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the East Police District, which covered both Guwahati and Tamolpur areas. The investigation led to the registration of a case under sections 356, 379 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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The arrested have been identified as Rupam Ali (18), of Marimunlaman, Milanpur, Morigaon, Dipak Barman (18), of No. 1. Sualpur, Tamulpur; Rahul Sutradhar (21), of Rupuhi, Halbari Thana, Barpeta; Nisha Berman (38), from village no. 1 Suagpur, Naokata, Tamulpur and Rahul Das (32), of Chandrapur, Kauli, Kumarikata OP, Tamulpur District.
The investigation revealed that Ali, Deepak Barman and Sutradhar acted as a kidnapping team, targeting mobile phones and bags in the Greater Guwahati area. After the kidnapping, they would sell the stolen items to Das, who runs a shop in the Tamulpur district. Nisha Berman acted as an intermediary, facilitating the transfer of stolen goods between the kidnappers and Das.
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During the operation, the police also located two stolen scooters. The scooters have been linked to earlier theft cases registered at Bharalumukh PS and Geetanagar PS, both under Section 379 of the IPC.
In the investigation of the arrested suspects, additional names involved in the kidnapping ring were revealed, and the police are now pursuing these parties. This gang is believed to be responsible for the recent series of kidnapping incidents in Guwahati.
Necessary legal measures are being taken against the arrested suspects.
