Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad Seizes 54 Firearms In Multiple Raids, Arrests 9
The accused have been booked below the Palms Act and additional probe was once on, the ATS mentioned.
Ahmedabad:
The Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad has arrested 9 individuals and seized 54 firearms and 44 are living cartridges from quite a lot of districts within the state, it mentioned on Saturday.
Performing on a tip-off, the ATS arrested Mustaq Baloch, resident of Morbi, and Wahidkhan Pathan from Bavla in Ahmedabad, and seized a loaded pistol and 4 are living cartridges from them on Friday, the company mentioned.
Their wondering printed gun broker in Ahmedabad was once illegally supplying palms to recognized criminals within the state, the ATS mentioned in a observation.
“Raids carried out through ATS groups in quite a lot of portions of the state resulted in arrests and seizures. Gun broker Tarun Gupta was once arrested and wondered, which led investigators to others who had made unlawful acquire of guns from him,” it added.
The ATS mentioned raids have been performed in Kutch, Amreli, Vankaner, Virpur, Ahmedabad and Jamnagar, amongst different puts.
In all, 9 folks have been held and foreign-made revolvers, pistols, Mauser pistol in addition to rifles made through Indian ordnance factories have been recovered.
“As many as 54 unlawful palms and 44 are living cartridges have been recovered, which can be estimated to price Rs 80 lakh. Out of those, 15 guns are foreign-made and 38 made in India. Palms seized within the raids come with a Mauser pistol, .35 computerized pocket pistols, nine mm Colt pistols, Mark IV revolvers, unmarried barrel gun, and so forth,” it mentioned.
The accused have been booked below the Palms Act and additional probe was once on, the ATS added.
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