Diphu: A suspected drug smuggler was shot Assam Police allegedly tried to escape from custody in Karbi Anglong district on Monday, a senior official said.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of policemen stopped a truck at a checkpoint in Bokajan area of Khatkhati police station area at around 1.30 am and arrested two people, including drug smugglers, as heroin worth around Rs 20 crore was recovered. Was. their possession, the official said.
The truck was coming from Manipur.
He said that during the initial interrogation, both admitted that they had planned to deliver the narcotics to the nearby area.
“When he was taken to the delivery point, one of the drug peddlers complained of uneasiness and was brought out of the police vehicle. He then tried to run away and was hit on his leg by the police personnel,” she said. Explained.
The man has been admitted to Diphu Medical College and Hospital and his condition is said to be stable, the official said.
During the search operation, at least 115 soap cans containing 1.6 kg heroin were recovered from the truck, he said.
A total of 32 people have been killed and at least 65 injured in police crackdown since the BJP government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took power in May 2021.
The Gauhati High Court recently asked the Assam government to furnish details of all encounters registered since May last year.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of policemen stopped a truck at a checkpoint in Bokajan area of Khatkhati police station area at around 1.30 am and arrested two people, including drug smugglers, as heroin worth around Rs 20 crore was recovered. Was. their possession, the official said.
The truck was coming from Manipur.
He said that during the initial interrogation, both admitted that they had planned to deliver the narcotics to the nearby area.
“When he was taken to the delivery point, one of the drug peddlers complained of uneasiness and was brought out of the police vehicle. He then tried to run away and was hit on his leg by the police personnel,” she said. Explained.
The man has been admitted to Diphu Medical College and Hospital and his condition is said to be stable, the official said.
During the search operation, at least 115 soap cans containing 1.6 kg heroin were recovered from the truck, he said.
A total of 32 people have been killed and at least 65 injured in police crackdown since the BJP government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took power in May 2021.
The Gauhati High Court recently asked the Assam government to furnish details of all encounters registered since May last year.
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