Summary:
A team of Special task Force (STF) Of Odisha on Friday held two people who were running an arms smuggling racket, a huge arsenal of arms and ammunition has also been seized by the STF in the Niali Area of Cuttack.
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A team of Special task Force (STF) Of Odisha on Friday held two people who were running an arms smuggling racket, a huge arsenal of arms and ammunition has also been seized by the STF in the Niali Area of Cuttack.
The two accused identified as Suresh Kumar Das alias Kalia and Soumyaranjan Dalei are residents of Jagatsinghpur district.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the STF intercepted the duo near Sikharghat bridge and seized two 7mm pistol with magazine, six-country made single bore pistol and 20 country made live ammunition from their possession.
A case has been registered under Arms Act and the investigation is on.
Both the persons are arrested and will be court forwarded.
In the last one year, a drive against the illegal arms and ammunitions have been conducted and the STF team has seized 22 numbers of firearms and 54 live ammunition and arrested 7 criminals.