24th criminal gunned down in Assam since May
The Hindu
Police in Dhubri district said a dacoit was killed in an exchange of fire on the highway
An alleged dacoit was killed in an encounter with the police in western Assam’s Dhubri district late Saturday night. Identified as Sahidul Ali, a resident of the district’s Roumari, he was the 24th suspected or confirmed criminal to have been shot since May 10, when the Himanta Biswa Sarma government took charge in Assam. District officials said the local police had received a tip-off about a six-member group travelling in three motorcycles from Bongaigaon to Bilasipara. Barricades were laid at several places on the highway accordingly.
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