Overview
- Two firearms and two rounds of ammunition were recovered from a water tank at accused Mohammad Wakil alias Munna’s Bowbazar residence after interrogation.
- Investigators now have four alleged accomplices in custody, with Mohammad Bilal, Dildar Hossain, Wakil and Mohammad Aslam arrested on charges that include sheltering the gunmen.
- Primary suspects Harun Khan and Rafakat alias Rohit Hossain remain at large as teams monitor associates, track phones and bank activity, and conduct raids across locations.
- The West Bengal government transferred the case to the state CID at the victim’s family’s request following concerns over the initial probe.
- Police are examining a possible financial or business rivalry and gang-linked feud in north Howrah, while opposition parties cite viral images to allege links to a TMC MLA, a claim the party denies; separate arrests were made over the assault on a journalist.