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Army seizes arms cache in Kolkata, three arrested
Army spokesman says it is being investigated if ISI or other group has any link to the stockpile.
Published on: Oct 12, 2006, 21:40:00 IST
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In the largest haul in recent times, the army on Thursday seized a huge cache of ammunition and 553 anti-personnel mines from a house in Kolkata during a raid.
An army spokesman said 691 pieces of 9 mm ball ammunition, 340 pieces of 7.62 ball ammunition, 58 pieces of .303 ammunition and three pieces of 5.56 Insas ammunition, besides 553 mines were seized from Shyamsundar Palli in Behala.
Three persons, including an armyman, were arrested, he said.
The spokesman said it was being investigated if ISI or other group has any link to the stockpile.
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