Following the recovery of the vehicle, the businessman lodged an FIR, prompting a full-scale investigation
KRC TIMES Barak Valley Bureau
SILCHAR | A consignment of cold drinks worth over Rs 15 lakh that went missing while being transported from Guwahati to Imphal has been largely recovered by police in Assam’s Cachar district, with one person arrested and several suspects, including the truck driver, still on the run.
Police said 1,100 cartons of Coca-Cola beverages valued at approximately Rs 15.47 lakh were recovered during raids conducted in neighbouring Hailakandi district following a complaint by the owner of the consignment.
The shipment belonged to Imphal West-based businessman Jagnarayan Prasad and was being transported in a truck bearing registration number AS-01-K-9317 from Guwahati to Imphal. Concern arose after the vehicle failed to reach its destination within the expected time frame.
On July 11, police traced and recovered the abandoned truck from Ujan Tarapur under Lakhipur in Cachar district. Following the recovery of the vehicle, the businessman lodged an FIR, prompting a full-scale investigation.
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Acting on intelligence inputs, Banskandi Police carried out a series of raids in Hailakandi district. During a search operation at Algapur Part-II, officers recovered 500 cartons of the stolen beverages from the residence of Dilwar Hussain. Investigators suspect the cartons had been stored there by Taibur Rahman. However, both men allegedly fled before police arrived.
In another raid at Boalipar Part-II, police seized an additional 600 cartons from a warehouse owned by Muktadur Rahman Choudhury. Choudhury was arrested at the site and taken into custody.
The accused was produced before the Lakhipur court on July 12, which remanded him to two days of police custody for further interrogation.
Police said the probe is now focused on tracking down the remaining suspects, including the truck driver, and determining whether an organised theft network was involved in diverting and storing the consignment.
The investigation is being led by Sub-Inspector Rehan Uddin of the Banskandi Police Outpost, with search operations continuing across multiple locations to recover any remaining goods and identify all those linked to the case.
