Congress MLA Rumi Nath was on Tuesday arrested in connection with her alleged links with a pan-India car theft racket.
“We arrested her from the MLA hostel around 7am. At present, she has been kept at Dispur Police Station. During the day, we will produce her in court and seek police remand,” Assistant Commissioner of Police Suprotive Lal Barua said.
She was arrested in connection with her alleged “links with a car theft gang”under sections 120(B), 420, 212 of the IPC, which stands for criminal conspiracy, cheating and harbouring offender, he said.
On Monday, Nath had appeared before the press and said that she was not absconding. “I am not absconding. I am innocent. Seeking anticipatory bail does not mean, I am guilty. If proven guilty, I am ready to go to prison,” she had said at a press conference.
“We arrested her from the MLA hostel around 7am. At present, she has been kept at Dispur Police Station. During the day, we will produce her in court and seek police remand,” Assistant Commissioner of Police Suprotive Lal Barua said.
She was arrested in connection with her alleged “links with a car theft gang”under sections 120(B), 420, 212 of the IPC, which stands for criminal conspiracy, cheating and harbouring offender, he said.
On Monday, Nath had appeared before the press and said that she was not absconding. “I am not absconding. I am innocent. Seeking anticipatory bail does not mean, I am guilty. If proven guilty, I am ready to go to prison,” she had said at a press conference.