Shillong, June 18: Ri Bhoi police nabbed a gang of highway robbers on Tuesday after the latter tried to run over the police team on naka duty at Nongpoh. Police had to also open fire at the gang, who were trying to flee from the State after kidnapping a truck driver.
District police chief, Jagpal Singh Dhanoa, informed that at around 4.30 PM information was received from a truck driver that a 4-member gang of highway robbers were restraining and beating truck drivers and extorting money from them, at Umtrew.
The information was relayed to senior officers as well as Officers In-Charge of Umiam Police Station and Umsning Police Station, respectively. It was further learnt telephonically from Umiam Police Station’s team that one White Colour Scorpio without number plate was seen kidnapping one driver of truck bearing registration number JH02AK9061 and were fleeing towards Guwahati.
Immediately a naka was put up near Nongpoh Police Station, and at around 6.15 PM the Scorpio was seen and was given a signal to stop. However, the vehicle tried to run over the staff on Naka duty with intention to kill.
The fleeing vehicle was chased and suddenly 4 suspected persons started running out in the jungle area near the district court complex.
“All suspects were caught and brought to Nongpoh PS in which reasonable force was used to apprehend them,” the SP said. They have been identified as Pradip Gogoi (38), Tulan Phukan (36), Pranjal Gogoi (38) and Deep Das (28).
“On preliminary interrogation all 4 confessed to the extortion as well as kidnapping attempt of one driver namely Prem Chand Kumar Mali, whom they threw down from the Scorpio on seeing the police team. The kidnapped driver has been rescued,” Dhanoa added.
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