New Delhi: Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a gunrunner and seized 27 locally fabricated semi automatic pistols from him near Saray Kale Khan inter-state bus terminal.
The gunrunner Salamuddin, 23, was caught by a Special team acting on a tip off from Saray Kale Khan ISBT, on June 3 night, said AP Kushwah, DCP(Special Cell).
Salamuddin was earlier arrested for smuggling illegal arms in 2014 and 10 locally made weapons were seized from him by the Special Cell, he said.
Based on the investigations on use of sophisticated firearms in commission of robberies, extortion and other heinous crimes over the past few years revealed that in most of the cases, illegal weapons manufactured in Khargone, Barwani and Dhar districts of Madhya Pradesh were being smuggled into Delhi NCR, the officer said.
A team of Special Cell travelled to many areas in UP West, UP East, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh collecting information about the local manufacturers, suppliers and their clients.
The leads gathered by the team led to arrest of Salamuddin.
He was scheduled to deliver nine pistols in Delhi to a person Sonu who lives in Dwarka while remaining 18 pistols were to be delivered to someone in UP through Mushtaq belonging to Chata in Mathura, Mr Kushwah said.
Mushtaq was the main supplier of illegal arms which were smuggled from Madhya Pradesh by Salamuddin in return of Rs 5000 per tip, he added.
The gunrunner Salamuddin, 23, was caught by a Special team acting on a tip off from Saray Kale Khan ISBT, on June 3 night, said AP Kushwah, DCP(Special Cell).
Salamuddin was earlier arrested for smuggling illegal arms in 2014 and 10 locally made weapons were seized from him by the Special Cell, he said.
A team of Special Cell travelled to many areas in UP West, UP East, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh collecting information about the local manufacturers, suppliers and their clients.
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He was scheduled to deliver nine pistols in Delhi to a person Sonu who lives in Dwarka while remaining 18 pistols were to be delivered to someone in UP through Mushtaq belonging to Chata in Mathura, Mr Kushwah said.
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