Guwahati Feb 21 PTI The Assam Police has been able to freeze the illegally acquired properties of a suspected drug kingpin probably for the first time in the country a top official said on Monday The suspect was arrested last month from Karbi Anglong district In a first probably in the country we moved competent authority to freeze the illegally acquired properties by druglord Baba Hazarika of Karbi Anglong Director General of Police Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta tweeted He added that it was done after a financial investigation was carried out by the Karbi Anglong Police The precedence is set a new frontier is opened in our fight against the menace of drugs We SHALL overcome Mahanta said The Assam Police has been carrying out intensified operations against illegal drugs since the second BJP-led government headed by Himanta Biswa Sarma assumed charge in May last year PTI SSG NN NN
Guwahati Jan 24 PTI The Assam Police on Monday submitted the final supplementary chargesheet in a disproportionate assets case against suspended Deputy Inspector General Rounak Ali Hazarika who is currently in judicial custodyThe Special Investigation Team SIT of the CMs Special Vigilance Cell completed the inquiry within 109 days and submitted the final chargesheet containing 156 pages against three persons including Hazarika it said in a statementUpon completion of investigation it was found that Hazarika amassed immovable and movable assets that are 18219 per cent disproportionate to his known sources of income the statement saidIt added that prosecution sanction has been accorded and received from the Union Home MinistryHazarikia was arrested on October 5 last year on charges of acquiring assets disproportionate to his legal sources of incomeIn July the IPS officer was suspended for allegedly going abroad on several occasions since 2011 without taking necessary permission of the home departmentHazarika was serving as DIG Border at the time of his suspension from service PTI SSG RBT RBT
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