Itanagar, May 5 -- In a significant breakthrough, the Arunachal Pradesh Police has solved a violent robbery and assault case with the arrest of three accused persons following a coordinated multi-state operation, a senior police officer said on Monday.

The case, registered as Chimpu PS Case No. 82/2024 under Sections 329(3), 309(6), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, involved the brutal assault of a senior citizen on duty as a night guard.

The incident occurred on the night of November 22, 2024, when Khyoda Taju, employed as a night watchman for the ACE Pipeline Project, was attacked by three unknown assailants. The attackers demanded access to the store he was guarding and, upon his resistance, they physically assaulted him b...