Firearms seized, 2 arrested in Kolkata

Police arrested two persons from the citys Strand Road area for being in possession of firearms, a senior official said on Tuesday. "They will be produced before a city court and we will request for police custody," the official said.

Police arrested two persons from the citys Strand Road area for being in possession of firearms, a senior official said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police recovered eight improvised country-made one- shutter firearms from the duo, she said.

The two, residents of Hooghly district, have been booked under sections of the IPC and the Arms Act. "They will be produced before a city court and we will request for police custody," the official said.