ADVERTISEMENTPolice said one cache was found in Alipore, while the other was on Strand Road on Tuesday. Kolkata Police officers dug up an isolated land off Orphangunge Road near the Alipore zoo and found 11 guns hidden underground on Tuesday morning. The police named BJP leader Rakesh Singh as the mastermind of hiding these arms. “During preliminary investigation, it was found that Rakesh Singh had asked the accused to hide these arms behind the temple,” said Roy. They were detained near Strand Road and later arrested as they failed to provide any documents for carrying the arms,” said additional commissioner (Special Task Force), V. Solomon Nesakumar.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2025 01:55 UTC