Shoot out near Dispur: Businessman shot at

The heavy presence of security forces seems to have failed to bail out Guwahati from the criminals who continue to unleash terror in the city.

A businessman sustained bullet injury when armed miscreants sprang upon him to loot money near Dispur on Wednesday night.

The incident took place at 10 at night at Hatigaon when businessman Vikram Chaurasia and his son were on their residence from Ganesguri. The shoot out took place when the miscreants looted money from him.

Later police officials arrived in the scene but the miscreants managed to disappear from the spot. Police called it an incident to dacoity.