The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police has arrested two members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) from Suti in Murshidabad district. Arrested on Saturday, the two were produced before a city court on Sunday and sent to police custody till November 30.
Those arrested were identified as Mantu Mallick and Pratik Bhowmik. According to the STF, they were active members of the CPI (Maoist).
“They were intercepted at vill. Ahiran Hat under Suti PS in the district of Murshidabad. On search, some documents related to Maoist activities and one 7.65 mm pistol loaded with six round of cartridges, cash Rs 40,000/- were recovered from the possession of accused Pratik Bhowmik,” a press statement statement by the STF said.
