GUWAHATI: A major seizure of telecom equipment and cables was reported at Guwahati Railway Station following a joint police operation at the station’s Parcel Gate, leading to the arrest of a man from Bihar.
The operation was carried out by a joint team of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Central Guwahati Police District (CGPD) and Pan Bazaar Police Station, acting on intelligence inputs, Guwahati Police said.
The arrested person has been identified as Saroj Kumar Ray, a resident of Samastipur district in Bihar. Police recovered six Remote Radio Units (RRUs), equipment used in telecommunications, along with a large quantity of cables and dismantled adaptors from the operation.
The seized materials included 14 bags of jumper cables weighing approximately 550 kg, nine bags of electric power and control cables weighing around 719 kg, and three bags of dismantled adaptors weighing about 178 kg. Two smartphones were also recovered from the accused’s possession.
According to the police, the total weight of the seized cables and adaptors was approximately 1,447 kg, in addition to the six radio units and two mobile phones.
Legal proceedings have been initiated in connection with the seizure. Further details about the origin of the equipment and its intended destination were not included in the official police update.
