GUWAHATI: Guwahati Police arrested a Bihar man at Guwahati Railway Station and recovered telecom equipment, including roughly 1,447 kg of cables, police said on Friday, October 16.
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Acting on intelligence, a joint team from the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Commissioner of Police's office (CGPD) and Pan Bazaar Police Station carried out an operation at the Parcel Gate of the station. Saroj Kumar Ray, a resident of Samastipur in Bihar, was arrested.
According to Guwahati Police, the items recovered were six Remote Radio Units (RRUs) used in telecom networks; 14 bags of jumper cables (radio/antenna feeder), approx. 550 kg; nine bags of electric power/control cables, approx. 719 kg; three bags of dismantled adaptors, approx. 178 kg; and two smartphones recovered from the accused's possession.
The cables and adaptors were seized along with the radio units and phones. Police said legal action has been initiated against the accused.
Police have not yet said where the equipment came from, where it was headed, or whether it was stolen from telecom towers.
Further details are awaited.
