Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) The Kolkata Police have arrested a person with firearms and cartridges from the Banshdroni area in the southern outskirts of the state capital.

The police said on Sunday that two improvised country-made semi-automatic firearms, along with four live cartridges, were recovered from his possession.

“Acting on specific information, Kolkata Police arrested Satyabrata Basu Roy (28), resident of Niranjan Pally, Kolkata, under the jurisdiction of Bansdroni Police Station,” said Kolkata Police in a statement.

“During the operation, two improvised country-made semi-automatic firearms along with four live cartridges were recovered and seized from his exclusive possession,” it said.

The police informed that a case has been registered against the arrested youth under the Arms Act. “In this connection, a specific case has been registered under the Arms Act at the Bansdroni Police Station. Further investigation is being carried out,” said the police.

Since the BJP formed a government in the state, there has been a crackdown on illegal and criminal activities. The police have been active in taking action against anti-social elements and often acting against Trinamool Congress leaders, against whom allegations of breaking the law were raised.

Recently, Trinamool Congress councillor of Baranagar Municipality in North 24 Parganas district, Shantanu Majumdar alias Mejo, was arrested on charges of extortion. He is the councillor of ward number 14 of Baranagar. Barrackpore police arrested him on allegations that he used to take money in the name of resolving tenant problems in flats.

On May 9, police arrested Trinamool Congress councillor Bhishmadev Karmakar in Berhampore of Murshidabad district, who was accused of obstructing Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury’s Assembly election campaign. Bhishmadev is a councillor of ward number 19 of Berhampore. He is also the youth Trinamool president of the Murshidabad organisational district.

On May 6, a Trinamool councillor was arrested on charges of punching and breaking a police officer’s nose in Hooghly’s Serampore. Trinamool councillor Rajesh Shah alias Kukua, however, alleged a political vendetta against him.

On May 5, a Trinamool Congress councillor, named Amirul Sheikh Islam, was arrested under the Arms Act. He is the councillor of ward number 14 of Pujali Municipality in Diamond Harbour of the South 24 Parganas district.

–IANS

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