The premises of Kolkata Armed Police 2nd and 8th Battalion
Based on Mandal’s complaint, Cossipore Police registered a case under BNS sections relating to criminal trespass, theft, poisoning and mischief, besides Section 5 of the West Bengal Inland Fisheries Act, 1984, and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.
Cops said two persons have been arrested so far — Himadri Saha and Sohrab Ali. More arrests are likely, cops said. Police said the entire sequence of events, including the movement of unauthorised vehicles and suspects inside the secure estate, was captured by the internal CCTV network.
Kolkata: Something fishy is taking place inside a pond located within the well-guarded premises of the 2nd and 8th battalions of the Kolkata Armed Police (KAP) at Cossipore in north Kolkata. During questioning, the accused denied involvement in the theft, saying they were trying to clean the pond. “Operating with vehicles and specialised equipment, the miscreants harvested and stole a substantial stock of diverse fish species from the internal pond, which is under the exclusive administrative control of the Kolkata Armed Police. Investigating officers subsequently recovered empty chemical containers near the banks bearing labels of cypermethrin-based insecticides, which are highly toxic to aquatic organisms. Investigators are analysing the footage to track down the network allegedly behind the fish theft and poisoning of the pond.