05 April,2019 01:55 PM IST | | IANS
Representational Picture
The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police arrested seven members connected to an illegal arms racket from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunitions, including 90 semi-finished pistols, police said on Friday.
Five of the seven booked under the Arm's Act, were residents of Bihar's Munger, the police said.
Based on intelligence inputs on Thursday, the STF personnel arrested four persons from Rajarhat with 30 semi-finished 9mm pistols.
"On interrogationg they revealed details, based non which the STF and Bidhannagar Police personnel conducted a joint raid in Rajarhat's Donnagar area and unearthed the arms factory," the STF officer said. The factory has been sealed.
ALSO READ
Doctor assaulted by patient, his relatives in Mumbai hospital
Thane: 4 held for beating Kolkata man to death on suspicion of being thief
Three booked in Thane for cheating Kolkata merchant of Rs 60 lakh in sugar trade
Mumbai: Malad murder suspect arrested from Kolkata
DRI Mumbai unit seizes high-value smuggled watches worth Rs 30 cr; suspect held
"Three more persons including the house owner were arrested and 60 more semi finished 90mm pistols, bullets, arms making machineries and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of Rs 88,000 face value were seized," he said.
Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates
