MANGALDAI, Jan 2 - Darrang Police while carrying out a series of operations in different parts of the district since Tuesday till Wednesday, has busted a notorious gang of armed dacoits who have also been involved in the poaching of the one-horned rhinos in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and in Orang National Park.
A team of Darrang Police acting on a tip-off on Tuesday night apprehended three members of the gang who gathered at a roadside hotel at Bechimari under Dalgaon Police Station and recovered a number of arms and ammunition from their possession. The arrested gang members have been identified as Sabed Ali, son of Hasan Ali of village Dhansirigram under Mangaldai PS, Arifuddin, son of Satku of village No. 1 Magurmari and Faraj Ali, son of Hussain Ali of village Dhansirikash both under Dhula PS.
On the basis of the confession of the arrested accused Sabed Ali, the police on Wednesday carried out further operations and arrested another accused Sahad Ali, son of Abbas Ali of village No. 4 Naglichar under Mangaldai PS. Subsequently, all the arrested accused led to the arrest of their accomplice Shah Jahan Ali, son of Kasem Ali of village Borjhar under Dhula PS. This information was revealed before the media by SP, Darrang, Sreejith Thiraviam at a press conference arranged at his office auditorium on Wednesday afternoon.
The police recovered one 7.65 mm pistol along with one magazine and six rounds of live ammunition, a good number of khukris, several rounds of ammunition of .303 rifle, sharp arrows, gun powder, one copper idol of Lord Ganesha, one drilling machine, one metal cutter besides several handmade guns and ammunitions from the possession of the arrested dacoits.
