Within a day of the recovery of bodies of a housewife and her two kids, Birbhum police have arrested two persons today, including the main accused who is her paramour.
During a routine checking and frisking operation of vehicles passing at night, at state highway 14 in Rampurhat, Birbhum Police has intercepted a truck and has seized 16,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate powder.
Six persons have been arrested by Birbhum Police in connection with the murder of Trinamul Congress gram panchayat member of Kankalitala gram panchayat Samir Thandar, however the motive behind the murder is still not clear.
The Birbhum Police on Saturday arrested dreaded Maoist Babul Sutradhar (48), who had been absconding for the last 12 years, from Mayureswar village in the district.