Midnapore, May 31: In their continuing drive to recover illegal arms and ammunition, police seized 28 rifles from CPI(M) leaders and their offices in West Midnapore district.
22 rifles were recovered from the CPI(M) local committee party office at Bhagabanpur under Garbeta police station area, police said.
Bhagabanpur gram panchayat pradhan and CPI(M) leader Sahidul Islam Sarkar was detained by police in this connection.
Five rifles were recovered from near CPI(M) party office at Urasai village.
A rifle was recovered from the local party office of CPI-M leader Dilip Sarkar, who is absconding, police said.
—-PTi