Guwahati: Assam police on Thursday retrieved a stolen car in a record time of 57 minutes after a Hollywood-style car chase in Baihata Charialia under Kamrup (rural) district.
According to a tweet by the state police, two men hired a cab from Shillong, and as they approached Baihata, (roughly 130 km from the Meghalaya capital) they assaulted the driver and ran away with the car.
Immediately, the car owner approached the police for help via Twitter. Subsequently, coordination took place with the office in-charge at Baihata police station and the car was recovered in less than an hour.
Hi-Drama.
2 people hire a car from Shillong.
As they approach Baihata, they assault the driver and steal the car.
The owner approaches us on Twitter.
SM team coordinates with OC Baihata PS of @KamrupPolice to recover the car in a Hollywood style chase, in 57 mins. pic.twitter.com/VjJrLT3s2h
— Assam Police (@assampolice) April 11, 2019
The complainant Sumit Bajoria, while lauding the efforts of Assam police on the micro-blogging site, said, “I don’t have words to express my gratitude to them for this.”
The two men have been arrested and remanded to police custody.
Trending Stories
- Tripura: Kamalasagar-Kasba border haat likely to reopen by July
- Active Covid cases in country decrease to 2,831
- It’s time to move beyond the welfare state to the wellbeing state
- Sikkim: 7 people injured in multi-vehicle collision in Ranipool
- Ambulance set on fire in Manipur, mother, injured son among 3 killed
- PM Hasina stresses strengthened ties between armies of Bangladesh, India
