Three Assam cops on the run with smuggled gold: Police

GUWAHATI: The Assam Police have suspended and launched a manhunt for three police officers for allegedly decamping with 60 gold bars they had confiscated from smugglers. Deepak Kumar, police commissioner, Guwahati, said the matter came to light on February 3 when two men approached the police claiming that three cops had confiscated their gold bars. Kumar said the complainants were smuggling gold from Manipur to Shillong, when they were intercepted by Dispur sub-inspector Nitu Kalita, along with home guard unit staffers Faizur Rehman and Afzal Ali in Meghalaya on January 15.