Kolkata: Following a 17-day multi-state operation, Bengal STF has busted an arms trafficking network operating across Bihar , Jharkhand and Bengal.
The drive was launched on Sept 25, when STF personnel intercepted Jamui resident Md Farhan alias Musan in Durgapur and recovered arms from him. Officers have seized three pistols, three magazines, 24 live rounds and cash amounting to Rs 3.9 lakh. The crackdown led to the arrest of four key operatives — including major suppliers nabbed from Munger and Jamui in Bihar as well as Hazaribag in Jharkhand — alongside the seizure of firearms, live ammunition and cash. Four days later, Md Shahnawaz Alam alias Guddu was arrested from Munger. In Oct, Ganesh Rana and Pawan Kumar Singh were nabbed.
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“The operation has successfully dismantled a major supply route feeding illicit weapons into Bengal from manufacturing hubs in Munger and supply hubs in Jharkhand,” a senior officer stated. Download the TOI App.