3 UP residents arrested with arms, ammunition in Kolkata; probe on

According to the STF, pursuing a tip-off, the constabulary stopped the Uttar Pradesh-registered Toyota Etios car successful which the accused were travelling and carried retired a hunt which led them to retrieve the weapons. Sources said the arms were concealed successful the vehicle’s aerial filter chamber.

The constabulary are investigating if the accused were successful Kolkata to proviso the arms oregon to trigger unrest successful immoderate area.

Last month, the STF arrested 5 radical successful Sealdah and recovered arms from the area’s Baithakkhana. According to sources successful the STF, section residents saw a fewer radical getting into a combat successful beforehand of Surendranath College and came to cognize that constabulary officers were intercepting immoderate suspects. Sources said that aft the 5 suspects were detained, STF unit recovered respective firearms and ammunition from their backpacks.

In November 2024, the constabulary busted an arms racket successful the aforesaid country aft nabbing a fishy and seizing arms and ammunition from him, including 3 single-shot firearms, 2 7 mm semi-automatic pistols, 50 rounds of 8 mm bullets and 40 rounds of 7.65 mm bullets. During the probe, the constabulary learnt that the arms and ammunition were brought from Munger successful Bihar and were meant to beryllium sold successful Kolkata.