Two persons were arrested in Murshidabad, West Bengal, on Sunday for illegal possession of arms.
"We had received information about some people possessing illegal arms and, hence, on Sunday night a team launched a raid under the Officer-in-charge," Sandip Sen, Deputy superintendent of police (DSP), told ANI.
"Two persons were arrested along with five 7.65 mm improvised, three 7.62 improvised single-shot arms, one six-chamber arm and a 12 bore gun," he added.
The arrested people have been identified as - Halim Sheikh and Baidulu Sheikh.
Further investigation in the case is underway.