STF Busts Inter-State Arms Racket in Burrabazar; Cache of 7mm Pistols Seized

KOLKATA: In a major success for the Special Task Force (STF), a high-profile arms smuggling syndicate was dismantled during a raid at a wholesale warehouse in Burrabazar this evening. Acting on a specific lead from arrested criminals in Bihar, the STF team intercepted a consignment of 15 sophisticated 7mm pistols and over 200 rounds of live ammunition disguised as “hardware tools.”

Three individuals, including the warehouse manager and a courier from Munger, were arrested. The STF believes these weapons were destined for “local musclemen” in the fringes of Kolkata to intimidate voters in the upcoming Phase 2 polls. “The precision and quality of these weapons indicate they were manufactured in an organized clandestine factory rather than a local workshop,” an STF officer remarked.

This seizure highlights the persistent challenge of the “Munger-Kolkata pipeline” which historically sees a spike in activity during the election season. The police are now looking for the “primary financier” behind this deal, who is suspected to be a high-ranking local political activist with a history of electoral violence.