Interim bail for Assam Rifles colonel accused of gold bar robbery

May 31, 2016 21:04

Colonel Jasjit Singh, the suspended commandant of 39th battalion of Assam Rifles and one of the main accused in the sensational robbery of smuggled gold bars, was today released on interim bail by a local court.

Aizawl district and sessions court judge Lucy Lalrinthari, who had earlier rejected the bail plea, granted Singh interim bail for 60 days.

Singh's counsel told the court that he had sustained injuries during a battle and required to continuously take physiotherapy which was not possible inside the prison.

The commandant was arrested on May five after returning from leave for allegedly being one of the masterminds in the highway robbery of 52 smuggled gold bars worth Rs 14.5 crore on December 14 last year on the outskirts of Aizawal town by personnel of AR's 39th battalion.

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