Guwahati: An oil thief was shot by the police and suffered injuries in the Nagaon district of Assam on Saturday.
The oil thief has been identified as Imdad Ali.
According to reports, he was arrested from Merapani by the Nagaon Police.
While Imdad was brought to Nagaon, he tried to attack the police and flee from their custody at Uriagaon. The police then resorted to shoot him.
Imdad is receiving treated at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for bullet wounds to his leg and is currently in a critical condition.
It may be mentioned that, the Assam Police arrested 10 people in connection with an oil theft case and seized two oil tankers and a four-wheeler from various parts of Assam and Meghalaya.
According to Assam Police, the arrested persons were identified as Pranjit Bora (39), Md Sukkur Ali (32), Bitu Singha, Ashir Uddin Hoque (30), Tapan Bania (23), Sagar Bora, Gopal Dey (52), Narayan Sarkar, Emdad Ali alias Bhaity and Parul Hussain.