Husband accused of killing wife in Assam held by Arunachal Pradesh police

Pasighat: Two accused persons in the Guwahati murder case vide Khetri P.S C/No.36/2024 U/S 302/34 IPC in Assam were apprehended by the Pasighat police team of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh within a few hours of information received from Guwahati, Assam.

“Such prompt action reflects our commitment to inter-state coordination between police agencies to crack down on anti-social elements taking refuge in other states”, said Dr. Sachin Kumar Singal, Supt. of Police, East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh here today.

On Sunday at around 17.55 hours, telephonic information was received from Insp. Manjit Tarang O.C P.S Khetri (Assam), informing that the prime accused person of Khetri P.S C/No.36/2024 U/S 302/34 IPC, namely Sanjay Urang, S/o Lt. Sunil Urang of Village Sakhura, PS-Khetri, Dist-Kamrup Metro, Assam has been absconding and was learnt that he might be hiding in and around Pasighat area, informed police sources.

On receipt of the above information, Inspector Ige Lollen, OC PS Pasighat, along with SI K. Tangha, H/C Tai Kampong, Ct. P. Chaejong and Ct. O. Modi left to conduct a search operation under the supervision of SP East Siang.

After a thorough search operation, the team left for the Mebo area under the Mebo Sub-Division here in East Siang District and apprehended the prime accused person from a location at Mebo (Romdum) in a construction site where he was lodging with his co-accused friend namely Babul Ghosh (27 yrs), S/o Mongo, Chandra Ghosh of Vill-Telam Bazar, PS – Simen Chapori, Dist – Dhemaji, Assam.

Both the apprehended persons were subjected to medical examination at the district hospital, Bakin Pertin General Hospital Pasighat and were detained at P.S Pasighat in c/w Khetri P.S C/No.36/2024 U/S 302/34 IPC till Monday morning.

The arrested accused were handed over to the Guwahati team after observing all legal formalities who came to receive the alleged accused today afternoon, informed Ige Lollen, OC Pasighat PS this evening when contacted.

As per OC Pasighat PS, Ige Lollen, the alleged prime accused Sanjay Urang had murdered his wife last Friday, (March 15) and had fled from Guwahati to avoid arrest and reached Mebo of East Siang District where he had worked earlier too as a construction worker.