The CBI counsel informed the Basirhat sub-divisional court on Monday that the NS has seized a bag full of explosives from Sandeshkhali for testing purposes.

He also told the court that apart from explosives, two firearms were also found in the bag.

Also on Monday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) lawyer informed the special PMLA court in Kolkata that a part of the money that Shahjahan and his associates earned from illegal land grabs was used to purchase firearms and ammunition. .

According to CBI estimates, the total value of firearms and ammunition seized from Sandeshkhali on April 26 was more than Rs 40 lakh.