GUWAHATI: The Assam Police shot a drug peddler after he tried to escape police custody in Jorhat on the pretext of nature's call on Thursday, December 30, police sources say.
The dreaded drug peddler has been identified as Ramesh Basfor alias Posa, as per police sources.
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The Police team opened fire at Posa and injured his leg. He is currently lodged in the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH).
"Not so good year-end for Pocha. Bad deeds finally caught him up," the Superintendent of Police of Jorhat Ankur Jain tweeted.