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Acting on specific intelligence about illegal transportation of firearms from Bihar and Jharkhand to West Bengal, police conducted a coordinated operation in Kolkata and arrested an arms carrier with a large cache of weapons. The arrest was made on Rashbehari Connector under Kasba police station on Monday afternoon.
After sustained source-based and technical surveillance, investigators identified a suspect from Gaya, Bihar, who was believed to be carrying arms into Kolkata. The suspect arrived in the city by an overnight bus from Gaya. Based on inputs that he would use either an auto or a yellow taxi, police teams began discreet checks of small vehicles in the area.
At around 1 pm, the suspect, identified as Mohammad Isteyak (38), was intercepted while travelling in an auto from Gariahat towards Eastern Bypass. A thorough search led to the recovery of six firearms, including single-shot weapons, revolvers and a pistol, along with 11 live cartridges. The arms were seized from his exclusive possession, and further investigation into the interstate network is underway.
West Bengal
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand