West Bengal Police recovers 112 live bombs, arrests 399 people in simultaneous raids in Birbhum

West Bengal: In a massive crackdown on violence involving arms and explosives in the city, West Bengal police on Saturday conducted simultaneous raids and recovered 112 pieces of live bombs, six country-made weapons and arrested 399 people under specific and preventive sections. [caption id=“attachment_2821678” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] “A simultaneous drive was held throughout Birbhum district and 112 pieces of live crude and socket bombs were recovered from - Nanoor (32), Labpur (40), Panrui (20), Sadaipur (9), Kankartala (9) and Rampurhat (2) - police station areas,” said Superintendent of Police (SP) Shyam Singh. “399 persons - 65 persons in specific cases, 228 persons in preventive sections and 106 persons against pending cases - were arrested,” he added. There has been a hike in the number of violent crimes involving arms and explosives in the region. Just recently, a blast had taken place at the old building of Panchayat Deputy health center in Birbhum. “Six country-made arms and ammunition were also recovered, one each from Sadaipur, Rampurhat, Dubrajpur, Nalhati, Mohammad Bazar and Labpur police station area,” Singh said.