2 gunrunners arrested ahead of R-Day celebrations

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2 gunrunners arrested ahead of R-Day celebrations

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

Days before the Republic Day celebrations in the national Capital, the Delhi Police has arrested two arms peddlers who were involved in supplying and manufacturing of illegal arms. Police said that they have also recovered 64 country-made pistols, several semi-finished pistols and raw material used in making pistols from the possession of the accused.

The accused have been identified as Sanjeev (27), a resident of Fatehpuri Colony in Rohtak, Haryana and Noor Hasan (25), a resident of Uttar Pradesh's (UP) Humayun Nagar in Meerut.

According to Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, acting upon specific inputs regarding the illegal arms trafficker, the sleuths of Special Cell apprehended Sanjeev from Haiderpur area where he had come to supply the consignment of illegal weapons to one of his Delhi based contact.

"Police recovered a total of 10 country-made semi-automatic pistols from his possession. A case under appropriate sections of law was registered at Special Cell police station and accused was placed under arrest," said the DCP.

"During interrogation, Sanjeev disclosed that he is part of a big illegal arms supply syndicate and is involved in supplying of illegal weapons and cartridges to various persons after procuring them from one Fakruddin and his son Noor Hasan, resident of Meerut," said the DCP.

"In pursuance of Sanjeev disclosure statement, a raid was conducted at the house of Fakruddin in Humayun Nagar where illegal weapons were being manufactured. On January 19 Noor Hasan was arrested from his house and 50 more illegal pistols along with raw materials were recovered from there," said the DCP.

"Further interrogation of  Noor revealed that manufacturing of fire arms is their business for last three generations. His grandfather, father and other family members are indulging in this illegal trade of manufacturing of firearms for more than 30 years.  He learnt this art from his father, who used to prepare these weapons for more than 20 years," said the DCP.

"Presently, his family members including his father and brothers are also indulging in manufacturing of illegal arms and supplying the same to various criminals across country including Delhi, UP, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh for many years. Noor told police that he had supplied pistols in bulk," said the DCP.

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