GUWAHATI: Shah Alam Talukdar, the prime accused of Purabi distributor Ranjit Bora's murder case escaped from police custody last night in Guwahati. According to media reports, the incident occurred at the Satgaon Police Station in Guwahati.
He was being taken to Botahghuli for conducting a search operation. He fled from police custody with handcuffs. The incident occurred on Thursday night.
On February 10, Shah Alam “acted” at Dispur police station to commit suicide while he was inside the lockup. According to reports, Talukdar broke a toilet mug and tried to cut his hand. He was rushed for a medical examination. The injury was minor. Police then told G Plus that he is a dreaded murderer and his suicide ploy was a “drama”.
A senior police official talking to G Plus said that a search operation is underway to find Talukdar.
On February 6, the Dispur Police got custody of Shah Alam Talukdar for seven days. He was the mastermind of the six-member gang who had planned and plotted the murder of the Guwahati-based businessman Ranjit Bora.
On February 5, many facts regarding past crimes in which Talukdar was involved had come to the fore. As per reports, Shah Alam had illegally occupied the building of an elderly couple for running a school named Excel Academy in Guwahati’s Panjabari.
On November 21, when Ranjit Bora, distributor of the local dairy company Purabi Dairy, went to the bank to deposit money, two bikers arrived, opened fire on him in broad daylight in the Panjabari area, and stole the money.
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