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Bengal: Ten arrested in Pandaveshwar over suspected plan to commit crime; firearm, weapons seized

Asansol, Nov 14 (UNI) Police have arrested 10 people suspected of planning criminal activities following a late-night raid in the Pandaveshwar area under the Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC).
A firearm, a bicycle chain and a baseball bat were seized during the operation.
According to police, officers from Pandaveshwar Police Station conducted the raid after receiving specific intelligence about a suspicious gathering. The 10 individuals were initially detained and subsequently arrested following preliminary interrogation.
Raspreet Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), ADPC, said the operation was carried out on the basis of the intelligence inputs.
Of the 10 arrested, six are residents of the DVC area under Pandaveshwar police station. They have been identified as Vinod Baid, Sundar Yadav, Sheikh Farhan, Tapas Ved, Pawan Chauhan and Kabiraj Baid.
Three others — Santosh Pashi, Dev Kumar and Mana Pashi — hail from Mihijam in Jharkhand's Jamtara district, while the tenth accused, Saddam Khan, is a resident of Hossain Nagar under Jamuria police station.
Police are yet to establish the purpose of the gathering or why the group was allegedly carrying the weapons. Investigators are examining whether the suspects were planning a major crime, had links with an interstate gang or were acting with the help of other accomplices.
All 10 accused were produced before the Durgapur Sub-Divisional Court on Friday, where police sought their custody for further interrogation.
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