10 Illegal Pistols, Pipe Guns and 286 Rounds Seized from TMC Leader’s House

Police suspected that the accused arrested TMC leader might involved in Indo Bangladesh arms smuggling racket and total 10 illegal pistols and pipe guns and 286 ammunitions recovered and four arrested so far.

The SP Murshidabad Sachin Makkar said seven Bihar, Munger made pistols, pipe guns and 186 ammunition were recovered from Kunjaghata residence of TMC, leader Papai Ghosh after a raid on Friday night. He was absconding since last assembly election and surrendered on August 14 and he is now under police custody under BNS 329(4), 331(7) and Arms Act.

In another followed case police also seized three pistols and 40 rounds ammunition from Bazaarsau area under Shaktipur police station area on Saturday early morning and arrested three Jalangi based arms smugglers named Jabbar Mondal and Alamgir Seikh and Chand Ali Mondal.

According to preliminary investigation revealed that first two accused arms smuggler bought illegal arms and ammunition from Bihar, Munger based area and intended to hand over the booty to Chand Ali Mondal on the way to smuggle through Jalangi area adjacent to Indo Bangladesh border.

But the police already arrested all three arms smugglers. Police are investigating whether such huge illegal arms were stored and not able to use during last assembly election and now they tried for smuggling to Bangladesh. Papai Ghosh will be produced on the court on Sunday for further police custody and three others remanded for 10 days police custody for further investigation. Police also further investigating whether any king pin influencer Trinamul congress might be involved in this Indo Bangladesh arms smuggling racket also.