Siliguri, 27th December: Anti-social activities are surging in the city with the approach of Panchayat elections. However, at the same time, two people have been arrested with firearms from the area adjacent to Fulbari ahead of the elections.
The accused have been identified as Rajkumar Sahni (38) and Jalandhar Sahni (23), both a resident of NJP’s Rajaholi and Jalandhar under Pradhan Nagar police station respectively. Reportedly, on Monday evening, based on a tip-off, NJP Police and Special Operation Group arrested two people by running a joint operation in the Fulbari Canal Road area.
During the search, a 7.65 mm pistol and 3 rounds of fresh cartridges have been recovered from their possessions. Also, two mobile phones have been seized. Today both the accused have been produced in the Jalpaiguri court. The police are probing the entire incident.