Guwahati: Illegal firearms and live ammunition have been seized by Hojai Police in anti-crime exercises on Thursday.
Police officials informed that a suspect’s residence was raided based on specific information.
During the raid, arms were recovered from the suspects residence.
According to the authorities, the raid was conducted at West Dablong near Lanka town in the Hojai district of the state.
The suspect whose residence was raided by the police was identified as Shamsul Haque. Officials recovered a 7.62 mm pistol and two magazines of live ammunition during the raid.
However, getting information of an impending raid, he managed to escape from there and could not be apprehended.
Meanwhile, officials said that there were several complaints filed against him regarding possession of unlicensed firearms.
Police noted that his name had previously appeared in FIRs for other local petty crimes and illegal activities.