Overview

• A joint team from the Kolkata Police STF and Jharkhand ATS raided a warehouse disguised as a marriage hall in Bokaro in the early hours of June 19, seizing an improvised firearms workshop.
• Two suspects—35-year-old Keshav Kumar of Khagaria and 53-year-old Praven Kumar of Munger—were arrested red-handed while manufacturing firearms.
• Investigators recovered semi-finished weapons along with a lathe, drill and grinding machines, raw materials and over ₹1 lakh in cash.
• The arrested individuals are under interrogation to help authorities map the wider network behind the arms manufacturing and distribution.
• Intelligence for the operation marked the STF’s 18th successful inter-state arms raid in three years, reflecting intensified cross-border enforcement.