WB-ARMS-ARREST

The city police on Sunday

arrested eight improvised firearms and fake Indian currency

dealers from Narkeldanga Police Statio area.

The Special Task Force (STF) officials said the

arrests were made following a tip-off while the dealers were

trading Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and improvised

firearms among themselves.

The arrested were identified as Md Nizam, Md Nausad

and Rohit Sahil of Munger in Bihar; Rafikul Sk, Rahul Sk, Md

Zeaul Sk and Tahir Sk of Malda district and Jiauddin Mallik of

Birbhum district.

Counterfeit notes of face value of Rs 60,000 along

with three pieces of improvised 7 mm semi-automatic pistols

with dual magazines and 21 rounds of live cartidges and 14

semi-finished firearms were seized from their possession.

The arrests were made under Arms Act and sections of

IPC on conspiracy and waging war against the state, the

sources added.

The arrested were later produced before the Court

of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate here, which remanded them to

police custody for 14 days, the sources said.