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The arrestees have been identified as Phuntso Dondup (30) and Haricharan Boro (31) – both constables/general duty, 3rd IRBn, and Md Babul Ali (35), a resident of Kekakuli village under Charduar PS in Assam’s Sonitpur district.
During investigation, one 9mm pistol has been recovered from the nearby bush of Kekakuli village in Sonitpur, on being led and shown by the accused person, Babul Ali, the SP said, adding that 11 live 9mm bullets recovered from the rent house of constable Haricharan at Seijosa.
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With this, “all the involved arms and ammunition have been recovered,” Darang said.
The accused persons have been booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act, and further investigations taken up, he said.
Though the motive behind the commission of the offence was not known yet, the SP further added, “It’s learnt that the arrested people were drug addicts.”