Kolkata Jan 19 (IANS) A day after two persons including a young boy were killed and at least five more were injured in a gunfight between two factions of the state s ruling Trinamool Congress police on Friday recovered a large number of cartridges from the area and arrested seven persons.
"We have recovered nearly 50 rounds of empty and live cartridges from a field in South 24 Parganas district s Basanti where the clash took place.
"Several rounds of cartridges are still scattered in those fields. It seems the two units have somehow gathered a large cache of arms and ammunition in the area " a police officer said.
"Seven people have been arrested from the two rival groups. Three of them have been remanded in police custody today (Friday) " he said.
A massive clash took place between the local unit of Trinamool Congress and its youth wing activists on Thursday afternoon near a village fair ground in Basanti.
Members of the two factions opened fire and hurled bombs at each other killing two and injuring several including a police personnel.
"Apart from the nine-year-old boy Rizaul Molla who was shot dead a local miscreant named Hasan Molla was injured during the clash. He died on Thursday night " the officer said.
"We are running constant raids in the local villages to track down the people involved in Thursday s clash. We need to find out how they smuggled in so much ammunition there."
--IANS
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