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. --IANS tdr/ksk(Disclaimer: This post has been auto published from IANS news agency without any modification to the text and has not been reviewed by editor)