Nov 10, 2024 05:57 PM IST
Whereas being taken to court docket on Sunday, the accused advised the media that he joined TMC one 12 months in the past, however the ruling celebration leaders haven’t commented on his arrest
A Trinamool Congress (TMC) gram panchayat member was arrested in Bengal’s Malda district on Saturday evening on prices of promoting unlawful firearms whereas a resident of Jharkhand was nabbed in Kolkata across the identical time with a cache of arms and ammunition, police mentioned.
Police mentioned the opposite accused is a resident of Jharkhand. (Representational picture)
“Abdul Rashid, a gram panchayat member from the Farakka area was arrested for his suspected involvement in illegal gun sale. A criminal named Muhammad Tausif was arrested on October 27 with some firearms that he tried to smuggle into Bangladesh. Tausif’s interrogation led to Rashid’s arrest,” a Malda district police officer mentioned on situation of anonymity.
Whereas being taken to court docket on Sunday, Rashid advised the media that he labored for the ruling celebration. “I joined TMC one year ago. Police have caught me in an Arms Act case,” he mentioned.
Native TMC leaders didn’t touch upon the arrest.
In Kolkata, the particular job power (STF) of the town police arrested a person recognized as Md Ismail Khan, a Jharkhand resident, with two .32 bore improvised semi-automatic pistols, three .303 bore single-shot pistols and 90 rounds of stay ammunition close to Surendranath Faculty on Saturday evening.
“Khan, who hails from Jharkhand’s Chatra district, has been living in the Rajabazar area of Kolkata for two years. He brought the weapons from Munger in Bihar with intention to sell them to local traders,” a police official mentioned.
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