Police arrested a suspected illegal arms dealer and seized three firearms, six magazines and 15 rounds of live ammunition from his possession during a late-night operation on Tuesday.
Nishfal Mandal, the accused, is a resident of Jaipur under the jurisdiction of Baishnabnagar police station. He was arrested by a team from the Golapganj investigation centre that functions under the Kaliachak police station, from the Kamath ITI area of Kaliachak.
Anupam Singh, the district police chief, said Mandal was intercepted while travelling on a motorcycle. He was carrying the illegal arms and ammunition.
"Police apprehended him while he was riding a two-wheeler loaded with the firearms and ammunition, which he was allegedly transporting to sell," Singh said.
The firearms, all country-made pistols, were capable of firing 7.65 mm cartridges.
“Initial investigation suggests that he deals in illegal arms and ammunition. He has been taken into police custody,” said a police officer.