DIPHU: A suspected drug peddler was shot at by the Assam Police when he allegedly tried to flee custody in Karbi Anglong district on Monday, a senior officer said.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of policemen intercepted a truck at around 1.30am at a checkpoint in Bokajan area under the Khatkhati Police station limits and arrested two persons, including the drug smuggler, as heroin worth around Rs 20 crore was recovered from their possession, the officer said.
