Guwahati: In what appears to be a continuous and a very common act of crime of fake gold trade, Garchuk Police along with Special Operations Group (SOG) seized a consignment of fake gold items in Guwahati.
This was informed by officials on Monday.
Initial reports state that a joint operation was conducted yesterday at Boragaon where two people were detained in connection with the case and as many as six boat-shaped gold bullions were recovered.
As per the information received, the fake gold items were being smuggled into Guwahati from Lakhimpur.
Police recognised and apprehended Babul Hussain for smuggling the fake gold goods based on specific information.
Later, Babul Hussain was interrogated by the police on the matter when he revealed the name of another person involved in the smuggling of gold.
Manoj Das was apprehended by police based on Babul Hussain confession.
While Hussain was carrying five fake gold boats, police found another one from the possession of Das.
The two culprits are being questioned by Garchuk Police, who has resumed its investigation into the incident.
According to police officials, the culprits admitted after interrogation that they intended to smuggle the fake gold items into states other than Assam.
Elucidating on the operation, a police official said, “Yesterday evening at around 6 pm, we were informed about one person who had brought fake gold items and was looking to make a transaction. Based on it I called upon the SOG team and other police officials from Garchuk Police Station and we waited at Boragaon crossroad.”
He said, “We were able to catch Babul Hussain, a resident Bongalmora in Lakhimpur. Upon searching his bag, we found five boat shaped gold bullions. He was brought in and questioned when he revealed about an accomplice who was at Changsari.”
“Based on his confession, we raided Changsari where we were able to catch Manoj Das, a resident of North Guwahati. They further said that they were waiting for another person, who is the mastermind behind the smuggling operation,” added the police official.
He added that the third accomplice was waiting for the two accused to contact him before the smuggling attempt was carried out. However, they were caught before that could happen.