GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Police arrested four persons involved in the kidnapping of a cab driver named Amit Kumar Singha on Tuesday, October 08. Following a tense hostage situation involving a ransom demand of ₹1 crore, this rescue operation was conducted in collaboration with the Meghalaya Police, successfully bringing the victim to safety on October 2.
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According to an FIR lodged by the victim’s wife, Anindita Rajkumari, at Bhagaduttapur Outpost, her husband had been missing since September 27. She later received a call from an unknown number on September 28, during which the caller informed her that her husband had been kidnapped.
The kidnappers demanded ₹1 crore for Singha’s safe release, and threatened to kill him if the ransom was not paid. Once the case came to light, it was overseen by DCP (East), Guwahati, and carried out by Woman Sub-Inspector Maina Das, the in-charge of Bhagaduttapur Outpost, along with her team.
Following technical analysis, the police further proceeded to the West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya, where a joint operation was launched with the Didenggre Police Station. Although the accused managed to evade arrest on October 2, the police successfully rescued the victim and recovered his Maruti Suzuki vehicle from a nearby area.
Following further search operations in Goalpara and Kokrajhar, the police have managed to arrest four of the suspects on October 8, identified as Mofidul Haque, Rafiqul Hussain, Sariful Islam, and Mizanur Rahman.
Further investigation into the case is underway.