5 Policemen Suspended in Assam for ‘Nexus’ with Smugglers

Five Assam Police personnel have been suspended for their alleged nexus with areca nut smugglers in the Cachar district of Assam, officers stated on Monday.

Cachar SP Numal Mahatta suspended 5 constables for allegedly permitting passage of smuggled areca nuts by way of the district.

The policemen have been posted at Digorkhal check-post and have been a part of Gumrah Police Investigation Centre alongside the Assam-Meghalaya inter-state border, an officer of district police stated.

A truck with areca nuts was allowed to cross the toll gate of Shibnagar with the assistance of those police personnel, he stated.

“This truck belonged to two alleged smugglers. After passing the gate, the Officer-in-Charge of Gumrah Police Station chased the vehicle and intercepted it near the Meghalaya border,” he added.

Police arrested the motive force, who led them to the smugglers. Both the smugglers have been arrested on Saturday evening, and one in every of them was injured in police firing when he tried to flee from custody, the officer stated.

“After interrogation, it was revealed that the truck passed with the help of the police personnel. These five constables were arrested on Saturday night and brought to Silchar Police Station,” he stated. As per norms, they have been suspended on Sunday.

“Police seized Rs 1.48 lakh from the policemen. Investigation disclosed that this cash was given to them as a bribe,” the officer stated. Additional SP Subrata Sen later instructed.

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