Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Malda Police Seize Arms from Youth
Police in Malda, India, caught a young man named Sabir Alam who was carrying illegal guns and bullets on a boat in the Ganga river.
The police were dressed like boatmen and surprised him.
They found five guns, five magazines, and 21 bullets.
Two of Sabir's friends escaped by swimming away.
The police are still looking for them.
Sabir will go to court soon, and the police want to find out where the guns came from and where they were going.
In the last month, the police have found many other illegal guns and bullets in Malda.
Malda police seized five 7mm pistols, five magazines, and 21 rounds of live cartridges from a youth on the Ganga river.
The arrested youth, Sabir Alam, 21, is from Piyarpur village in Jharkhand's Sahebganj district.
Two accomplices escaped by swimming away during the police chase.
The police received a tip-off and conducted an undercover operation disguised as boatmen.
In the past month, Malda police have seized 36 illegal firearms and 74 rounds of live cartridges.
- Who
- Sabir Alam, 21, from Piyarpur village, Jharkhand
- What
- Transporting illegal firearms and ammunition
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Near Char-Babupur village, Kaliachak police station limits, Malda
- Why
- To transport arms to Malda
- Arrested Person
- Sabir Alam, 21
- Location of Arrest
- Near Char-Babupur village, Kaliachak police station limits
- Items Seized
- Five 7mm pistols, five magazines, 21 rounds of live cartridges
- Accomplices
- Two aides escaped by swimming away
- Recent Seizures
- 36 illegal firearms and 74 rounds in the past month
