NEW DELHI: The Guwahati police arrested Congress leader Rumi Nath in connection with the pan-India auto theft racket on Tuesday morning. Her arrest comes after the Guwahati high court rejected her anticipatory bail plea in the matter on Friday."We have arrested her from the MLA hostel at around 7 AM. At present, she has been kept at Dispur Police Station. During the day, we'll produce her in court and seek police remand," Assistant Commissioner of Police Suprotive Lal Barua said.The Borkhola MLA allegedly has links with the kingpin of the auto-theft racket Anil Chouhan and was arrested under sections 120(B), 420, 212 of the IPC, which stands for criminal conspiracy, cheating and harbouring offender. She had applied for anticipatory bail in HC on Thursday.The high court had asked police to file the 'case diary' on April 28.Earlier, police arrested Rumi's estranged second husband Jacky Zakir and her personal security officer (PSO) after the kingpin of the vehicle-lifting racket, Anil Chauhan, who was nabbed, revealed that he received favours from them.The MLA, who was not to be found on any of her addresses on Saturday, had appeared before the press on Monday and said that she was not absconding."I am not absconding. I am innocent. Seeking anticipatory bail does not mean, I am guilty. If I am proved guilty, I am ready to go to prison", she had said at the press conference.During investigations, it was found that the alleged car theft gang leader Anil Chauhan, who was arrested by Guwahati Police and was wanted in a number of cases in Delhi and Mumbai besides other states, was issued Assam Assembly car passes on the recommendation of Nath.Following this, the Assembly Secretariat issued a notice asking her to explain why she recommended issuance of car passes to the alleged car lifter, to which Nath responded by saying that she had signed the car pass application form of Chauhan's wife who is a Congress worker."I have no connection with Chauhan, but only know his wife who was also a Congress worker. This is just a political conspiracy to defame me... I have full faith in the law of the land and will cooperate with the police at every step," Nath had said yesterday.Assam Congress president Anjan Dutta too issued a showcause notice to Nath for her alleged involvement with the notorious car lifter.The controversial MLA had married Zakir in 2012 by converting to Islam and without divorcing her first husband. The duo was subsequently assaulted by a mob at a Karimganj hotel in July 2012. They parted ways last year and are living separately since then.(With agency inputs)