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Haryana Police has arrested an accused of manufacturing and selling illegal weapons from Bharatpur district of Rajasthan and recovered 48 country-made pistols, 17 cartridges and material used in making illegal weapons from his possession.
While giving information here today, a spokesman of Haryana Police said that the arrested accused has been identified as Tahir, a resident of Daulatpur in district Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
The accused has been arrested by a team of CIA Narnaul from Kaman area of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The accused used to make illegal weapons at home and sell them for Rs 4000 to 5000 each.
It was also revealed that apart from making new weapons, the accused used to repair old illegal weapons for a long time.(SUBHEAD)
It is worthwhile to mention here that Narnaul Police on 28 February 2022 has arrested Hanuman alias Kalia and recovered 1 desi Doga, 1 revolver and 6 cartridges from him. During interrogation, he disclosed the name of another accused involved in supplying illegal arms. Based on the information and other leads, police has so far arrested 6 accused in this case from whom 79 illegal weapons, 25 cartridges and a huge quantity of material used in making illegal weapons have been recovered.
A case has been registered in this connection against the accused. Further investigation into the case is underway so that the names of others involved in this network of illegal arms supply can be unearthed.