Kingpin of auto-lifting gang apprehended in Assam

A wanted kingpin of an inter-state auto lifting gang, also allegedly involved in arms racket and wildlife smuggling, was arrested along with his accomplice here this morning, police said.
Guwahati Commissioner of Police Mukesh Agarwal said the city police, in a major breakthrough, apprehended the kingpin Anil Chauhan and his accomplice Mamun Choudhury from Azara area of the city here.
Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Meghalaya police were looking for Chauhan for a long time, he said, adding the man was tracked in Guwahati during police investigation.
A country-made 9-mm pistol, a .32 revolver, five bullets, one magazine, four mobile hand sets and several bank ATM cards were recovered from their possession, he said.

Chauhan admitted during interrogation that he was involved in the theft of a truck laden with medicines at Azara recently, the CP said.
On the smuggling of wild animals, Agarwal said Chauhan was involved in the illegal trade of gecko lizards and investigations were on to find out if he was involved in the smuggling of rhino horns and other animals.
Replying to queries, the CP said Chauhan has a very strong network and operated in a manner that he could not be directly linked to his crimes.