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Assam Tragedy: Two Youths Killed by Train While Playing Games on Tracks

Hojai, Assam — In a heartbreaking incident, two young men lost their lives in Assam’s Hojai district after being struck by a speeding train while sitting on the railway tracks. The victims, Aftab Ali and Sharifuddin, both residents of Bhuyanpatti locality, were reportedly engrossed in an online game, wearing headphones that may have shielded them […]

Assam: 5 Gamblers Arrested in Hojai

Guwahati: Five people have been arrested from Lanka in the Hojai district as part of an Assam Police operation against gamblers and betting as Indian Premier League (IPL) games were being played in the country, reports emerged on Monday. The Hojai Police have filed a case against the five gamblers and seized Rs. 8 lakh […]

Assam: 7 Business Establishments Set Ablaze In Hojai

Guwahati: As many as seven business establishments were entirely gutted in a massive fire that broke out in Hojai district of Assam on Sunday night. The massive fire broke out in front of Purana Bazaar Vishal Market in Hojai. Reports claimed that the fire erupted from an electronic shop named Arfan Electronics. Properties worth crores […]

8 Held For Gambling In Assam’s Lanka

Guwahati: As many as eight persons were detained by the police in Assam’s Lanka as part of a significant campaign against gambling, officials informed on Monday. Initial reports state that the anti-gambling operation took place last night at Kaki in Lanka in the Hojai district of Assam. At least eight people were apprehended by the […]

2 Arrested For Conducting Fake Passport Racket In Assam

Guwahati: In a major breakthrough, Assam police has unearthed a massive fake passport racket across the State. Two persons have been arrested by Assam Police from Hojai district. The arrested persons have been identified as Rahman and Amir Hussain. It needs to be noted that two have been arrested from Lanka of the district.

Assam: Ganja worth Rs 10 lakh seized from train in Hojai

Three passengers, including a woman, were apprehended from a train after 28 packets of ganja valued at Rs 10 lakh were recovered from it in Assam’s Hojai district on Wednesday, police said.(TNL) Railway police, during a routine search inside the Agartala-Bangalore Express, found the packets from a toilet of a compartment and subsequently arrested the […]

AK-47 rifle, magazine recovered from Agartala bound train in Assam’s Hojai

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) had recovered an AK-47 rifle along with a magazine from an Agartala bound train at Lumding station in Assam’s Hojai district, said the police on Thursday.(TNL) Sabyasachi De, chief public relations officer of Northeast Frontier Railway told ANI, “A suspicious bag in Agartala bound 15625 […]