Overview
- Police arrested Sohail Akhtar near Rajabazar Science College on Saturday, seizing six country-made pistols and 14 live 8 mm cartridges.
- Investigators say Akhtar is from Nalanda in Bihar and had no permits for the firearms.
- A case has been registered under Sections 25(1B)(a)/29 of the Arms Act and Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Officers are tracing the money trail and local contacts after recovering materials that point to a wider supply network.
- Police have stepped up roadblocks and border checks since the seizure, and separate checks recovered around Rs 25 lakh in Ballygunge and over Rs 72 lakh near Howrah ahead of voting on April 23 and 29, with counting on May 4.