Birbhum cops recover two drums filled with crude bombs

Birbhum district police found two drums full of crude bombs from Kusumgaria village at Labhpur on Saturday. The villagers spotted these drums in a local ground while they were working there and soon informed the matter to the local panchayat members.

After inspecting the spot, the panchayat members called up police to investigate the matter. They informed the police that some local anti-socials kept these bombs inside the drums and were waiting for the opportunity to run away from the area with them.

It may be mentioned that this is the fourth such incident where crude bombs were found in the area recently.

Birbhum district police stepped up their efforts to capture illegal arms and ammunition after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave a stern warning recently at the District Review Meeting to enhance vigilance

and check bomb-manufacturing, particularly in sensitive areas.

The district police recently seized four containers full of crude bombs at Kankartala and one of the prime accused of the arms racket, Sheikh Yaar Mohammad Khan, was arrested. N Sudheer Kumar, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Birbhum district had earlier indicated while talking to Millennium Post, that the raids would continue.

The Chief Minister had asked Birbhum police to shut down all "arms and bomb-making units" in the district. During the administrative meeting in Birbhum, she directed police officials to recover bombs and arms so that law and order can be maintained.

"Shut down all bomb factories, recover all illegal arms. We will not allow anybody to create trouble here. The police will take strong action," the Chief Minister had said.

The Chief Minister was concerned about the law and order situation of Birbhum. Expressing her concern she had said: "From where so many guns, bullets and bombs are coming into the

district is also a matter of concern. We cannot sit idle and police will have to unearth them and take strict action against those behind such illegal activities."

The Chief Minister had also said, she was informed that arms come in from Munger and criminals come from Delhi and directed the police to intensify the vigil.

It will be recalled, nine people were killed in an explosion that took place at Darbarpur village in Birbhum's Labhpur a few months ago.