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Assam Police arrest 7 miscreants for opening fire at public place

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Guwahati, Aug 14: Assam Police arrested seven miscreants for opening fire at a public place and for beating a youth in Dhubri district, officials said on Monday.

Nurmahamad Ali, Sahabuddin, Muhammad Ali, Rafikul Islam, Mehbub Alom and Riyajul alias Panku, were arrested during a a joint operation by the police and CRPF on Sunday night.

According to the police, the accused persons publicly opened fire and beat 20-year-old Nandan Nath in the Bilasipara area on Saturday evening.

Nath, a native of Sashargaon locality, was seriously injured and is undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Dhubri SP Navin Singh told IANS that “along with attacking the victim, the miscreants fired in a public place that caused panic among locals”.

“We conducted an operation based on a complaint and seven persons have been arrested.”

As per police sources, the accused persons were allegedly involved in a number of theft cases in the area.

Police are currently interrogating the arrested individuals and a further investigation is underway.

IANS

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