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Dreaded dacoit held in Nagaon

RAHA : The Amsoi police in Nagaon district captured a notorious dacoit on Tuesday years after unleashing no less reign of terror in the entire area.
Identified as Dilwar Hussain, he was arrested at Gawani Gaon during a joint operation by Raha  Amsoi and Kampur police in the wee hours. 
Police claims to have possessed enough evidence to implicate Dilwar in a number of cases of murder, robbery, shoot out in a huge area of the central Assam district..
Amrit Konwar ,  Officer in-charge,  Amsoi police out post said Dilwar was involved in the recent sensational dacoity  in Shilbhata area near  Amsoi .  Police have been interrogating him in connection with some of the cases pending against him.

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