"Two carbines, two 9mm pistols, two magazines and 20 cartridges were seized from the two plastic bags which were kept in the pond water. The information was available after interrogating the two arrested CPI-M leaders - Sk Kausar Ali and his aide Allaudin Kazi," Superintendent of Police SMH Mirza said.
Kausar Ali, a member of CPI-M zonal committee in Raina, and his aide Allaudin Kazi were arrested on January 25 from their houses at Polempur in Raina police station on the outskirts of Burdwan.
Both the leaders are in police custody since their arrest, sources said.