The Bada Bazar police here arrested hardcore criminal Baini Mallick of Harida Khandi Badasahi and conducted a raid at his house on Sunday. Mallick was also involved in gutkha business.
The police seized a country-made gun, bullets and gutkha machinery from his possession.
Notably, the police had arrested one Ranjit Kumar Pasupalak of Kalupatra Sahi, who was involved in the gutkha business, 15 days ago. During the interrogation, Ranjit gave information about Baini. The police came to know that Baini was supplying gutkha to Ranjit. Baini had 23 cases in his name earlier. He was sent to court.