Siliguri, 25th November: The undercover cops of New Jalpaiguri police station recovered a live cartridge and a country-made firearm from the Podajhar Naukaghat bridge area adjoining Siliguri at around 8 pm on Wednesday. Two people, identified as Biplab Sarkar and Govinda Saha, have been arrested in connection to the incident. Both are residents of Kalamjote area.
According to police sources, the duo was waiting for someone under the Naukaghat bridge to sell the firearms. Acting on a tip-off, the police launched an operation in the said area and nabbed the men with the firearms. The accused were produced in the Jalpaiguri court today. Police are probing the whole incident.