New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) Three people, including a key supplier from Meerut, have been arrested and an illegal arms supply network operating between Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh has been busted, police said on Sunday.
The arrests were made following a surveillance-based operation that intercepted the accused before they could allegedly execute a crime, they said.
According to police, the team acted on inputs developed through social media monitoring and technical surveillance regarding the movement of armed suspects in a car near the CRPF red light on the road from New Kondli Market towards Khoda in east Delhi.
“Two accused, identified as Babu alias Murdari and Raj Kumar, residents of Ghazipur in east Delhi, were apprehended from a car. During their search, one illegal pistol with two live cartridges was recovered from Babu, while a button-operated knife was seized from Raj Kumar,” a senior police officer said.
A case was registered, and further investigation was launched. Probe led to the identification of their arms supplier, Parvinder, a resident of Meerut.
Subsequent raids at a location in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, led to the recovery of one automatic pistol, two country-made pistols and 14 live cartridges, according to the officer.
Later, Parvinder was apprehended from Meerut. At his instance, two more country-made pistols were recovered from an under-construction plot in Meerut, he said.
Overall, police seized two automatic pistols, three country-made pistols, 16 live cartridges, three knives and a vehicle used in the operation. Further investigation into the matter is underway. PTI BM PRK
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