2 held in Basirhat, STF seizes arms and ammo cache
Times of India | 30 April 2025
123 Kolkata: In a significant breakthrough against illegal arms trafficking at the India-Bangladesh border, the Bengal STF arrested two persons and seized a substantial cache of firearms and ammunition during a raid in Basirhat on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. A total of 252 rounds of ammunition was seized, said SP (operations) Indrajit Basu.
Acting on intelligence, the STF team initially conducted a raid near Sishona Das Para, and arrested Diptajit Sen (29) and Kajal Mukherjee (40), both residents of Choto Jirakpur. During interrogation, the two revealed they had concealed illegal firearms and ammunition in their residences.
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At Sen's residence, officers recovered one 7mm semi-automatic pistol along with numerous live rounds of ammunition. A similar search at Mukherjee's house yielded another 7mm semi-automatic pistol and additional ammunition stocks. The recovered ammunition comprised 132 rounds of 7.65mm calibre, 115 rounds of .32 calibre, and 5 rounds of 9mm ammunition.
"This operation represents a major success in our ongoing efforts to combat illegal arms trafficking in the India-Bangladesh border region," said a senior STF officer. "The quantity and variety of ammunition recovered suggest links to a larger network of arms dealers operating in the area."
Basirhat police station registered a case against both suspects following a complaint from the STF. They were produced before the ACJM Court in Basirhat and taken into police custody.