Assam Police arrested seven miscreants for opening fire at a public place and for beating a youth in Dhubri district, officials said on Monday.
Nurmahamad Ali, Sahabuddin, Muhammad Ali, Rafikul Islam, Mehbub Alom and Riyajul alias Panku, were arrested during a a joint operation by the police and CRPF on Sunday night.
According to the police, the accused persons publicly opened fire and beat 20-year-old Nandan Nath in the Bilasipara area on Saturday evening.
Nath, a native of Sashargaon locality, was seriously injured and is undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Dhubri SP Navin Singh told IANS that "along with attacking the victim, the miscreants fired in a public place that caused panic among locals".
"We conducted an operation based on a complaint and seven persons have been arrested.”
As per police sources, the accused persons were allegedly involved in a number of theft cases in the area.
Police are currently interrogating the arrested individuals and a further investigation is underway.
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