The firearms seized from the accused, whio was arrested yesterday from Golia village, included a single-shot pistol, one country-made gun besides eight rounds of ammunitions, said inspector-in charge Buguda police station R K Dey.
The accused, who have been identified, had allegedly hatched a plan to eliminate the contractor and fired at him near a temple on December 26.
They missed their target and the man escaped, the police said adding old enmity over tender process was the reason behind the incident.