{"id":207978,"date":"2026-03-15T13:55:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T08:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=207978"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T08:25:57","slug":"midnight-raid-in-nadia-taherpur-police-bust-illegal-arms-racket-ahead-of-wb-election-declaration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/midnight-raid-in-nadia-taherpur-police-bust-illegal-arms-racket-ahead-of-wb-election-declaration\/","title":{"rendered":"Midnight Raid in Nadia! 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The arrested individual, whose identity is being withheld for further investigation, was reportedly part of a larger network involved in illegal arms trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Heightened Vigilance:<\/strong> The police suspect that these weapons were procured to intimidate voters and disrupt the democratic process. A case has been registered under the Arms Act, and the accused will be produced in court today. Following this recovery, district-wide patrolling and naka-point checks have been intensified to ensure no further consignments enter the poll-bound regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just hours before the Election Commission of India is set to announce the schedule for the West Bengal Assembly Elections, the Taherpur police conducted a high-stakes midnight raid, leading to the seizure of a significant quantity of illegal firearms and the arrest of one suspect in the Birnagar area. 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