Four individuals have been apprehended in Nagaland in connection with an armed robbery at a petrol pump in Meghalaya last week, police confirmed on Monday. The suspects, identified as Bokavi Zhimoni (25), Pashen Lam (32), Rokonngulie Keppu (18), and Tsalipi (26), were arrested by a joint police team from both states on Sunday.
According to Jagpal S Dhanoa, Superintendent of Police for Ri-Bhoi district in Meghalaya, the suspects were produced in a Nongpoh court later that day and have been remanded to five days in police custody.
The robbery took place in the early hours of August 25 in Niangbyrnai village, where the accused allegedly assaulted the petrol pump staff and fled with Rs 4.24 lakh in cash and three mobile phones.