STF busts arms cache in Sandeshkhali, 4 held
Kolkata, June 7 -- The Special Task Force of the West Bengal police on Saturday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitions from Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, police said, adding that four people have been arrested so far during the raids since Friday.
A senior officer said four arrested people are close associates of Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman Sheikh Shahjahan who masterminded an attack on the Enforcement Directorate officials in January 2024. He was arrested in February 2024 and is in custody since then.
Police have recovered 10 long firearms and eight small arms along with 56 live cartridges. "We have arrested four people. Two others have been detained for questioning. Raids are still going on. Our teams are on the ground. We are getting more information," said a senior IPS officer. According to police, the STF team acted on the information provided by three people who were arrested and raids were conducted in Sarberia on Friday, from where five arms were recovered from abandoned house. Police then raided another place in Manipur village and recovered 13 firearms along with ammunitions from a fish farm on Friday or Saturday?, arresting the fourth individual.
"Sheikh Shahjahn used to run this network. They had procured the arms and used them in various crimes. Investigation is underway," said the officer....
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