Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Two Assam Police Officers Arrested Over Alleged Extortion
Two police officers in Assam were arrested over an alleged robbery.
Police said the officers helped take a businessman's associate from a railway station.
The associate was carrying Rs 25 lakh for a business transaction.
Five people allegedly forced him into a vehicle and took him toward the Chandkhira area.
They allegedly stole Rs 14 lakh from him.
Police said the officers used an official emergency-response vehicle.
Investigators recovered Rs 1 lakh from the homes of the two arrested officers.
The officer accused of leading the operation has not yet been found, and the arrested officers were taken to court.
Two Assam police personnel were arrested in Karimganj district over an alleged Rs 14 lakh extortion case.
Police said a businessman's associate was forced into a vehicle after arriving at Patharkandi Railway Station.
The associate was allegedly robbed of Rs 14 lakh while traveling to deliver Rs 25 lakh to Tripura.
Lance Naik Anwar Hossain and constable Sajal Shuklabaidya allegedly used an official ERSS 112 vehicle.
Sub-Inspector M. Nongthoiba Singha, identified as the prime accused, remains on the run.
- Who
- Lance Naik Anwar Hossain and constable Sajal Shuklabaidya were arrested; Sub-Inspector M. Nongthoiba Singha was identified as the prime accused.
- What
- The officers allegedly helped kidnap a businessman's associate and extort or rob him of Rs 14 lakh.
- When
- The incident occurred on September 10, and the arrests were reported on Thursday.
- Where
- The associate was taken from Patharkandi Railway Station toward the Chandkhira and Mundamala areas in Assam's Karimganj district.
- Why
- Police allege the associate was targeted while carrying Rs 25 lakh to deliver to a business contact in Dharmanagar, Tripura.
- Alleged amount stolen
- Rs 14 lakh
- Amount being transported
- Rs 25 lakh
- Arrested personnel
- Lance Naik Anwar Hossain and constable Sajal Shuklabaidya
- Prime accused
- Sub-Inspector M. Nongthoiba Singha, who remains at large
- Vehicle allegedly used
- An official Emergency Response Support System (ERSS 112) vehicle
- Cash recovered
- Rs 1 lakh recovered from the residences of the two arrested personnel
- Court action
- The two arrested officers were produced before the district court