Police Bust Massive Soda Theft Ring in Assam

Guwahati: Banskandi Police recovered 1,100 cartons of Coca-Cola worth roughly Rs 15.47 lakh after the cargo vanished during a shipment from Guwahati to Imphal. The load belonged to businessman Jagnarayan Prasad, who shipped the drinks in a truck marked AS-01-K-9317. The truck never arrived. It turned up abandoned in Ujan Tarapur on July 11.

Police raided several sites in Hailakandi district to track the missing inventory. Officers found 500 cartons hidden at the home of Dilwar Hussain, but both Hussain and Taibur Rahman escaped before police arrived. A second raid at a warehouse in Boalipar Part-II led to the recovery of 600 more cartons. Officers arrested Muktadur Rahman Choudhury on site.

The investigation remains active. Sub-Inspector Rehan Uddin is leading the hunt for the remaining suspects, including the truck driver. According to police, "The investigation, led by Sub-Inspector Rehan Uddin of Banskandi Police Outpost, is continuing." A judge remanded Choudhury to two days of police custody on July 12.