Siliguri, 18th March: Four miscreants who allegedly committed crimes in another state and went into hiding in Siliguri were arrested from a hotel in the Hill Cart Road area by the Special Operation Group, Siliguri Police Station and Khalpara Outpost police.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Rizwan Alam, Azad Alam, Md Imran Akhtar and Sher Md, all residents of Champaran in Bihar.
According to sources, the four had checked into the hotel on Monday but had not been stepping out of their room, raising suspicion among the hotel authorities. As their behaviour appeared unusual, the matter was reported to the police.
Acting on the information, a joint team conducted a raid at the hotel on Tuesday afternoon and detained the four. During a search of their room, police recovered more than ten ATM cards and cash amounting to Rs 84,500, following which they were arrested.
Police suspect that the accused may be involved in ATM fraud or robbery and could have been planning a major crime in the city. An investigation into the incident is underway.