In a major breakthrough, crime branch of Indore police here on Thursday arrested seven persons including a sports teacher of a school on the charge of possessing illegal arms. Police also recovered 18 illegal arms from their possession including country made pistols, revolvers and cartridges.
According to Indore range DIG Harinarayanchari Mishra, the arrest of seven arm peddlers was a result of a concerted drive against sale and trafficking of illegal arms in the region, reportedly continuing for the past some time.
Subsequent to receiving information about illegal arms trafficking by crime branch of Indore police, a joint team of Mhow, Tukoganj, MG Road, Rau and Central Kotwali police arrested seven persons along with illegal arms. The joint police team rounded up the accused following arrested of an arm peddler Rajendra Sikligar. Rajendra who was engaged in purchase and sale of illegal arms on being interrogated by Indore police revealed the name of one Hemant alias Bunti, a native of Mhow, whom he had sold large number of illegal arms.
Subsequently the joint police team arrested Hemant, son of Phool Singh, a resident of 116, Rishi Colony Mhow. Heman who works as a sports teacher in a private school on being interrogated by the police revealed names of Rajendra Sikligar, Ajay Sikligar, a native of Umarthi (Barwani district), Malkhaan Sikligar from whom he used to purchase illegal arms and sold the same to other customers on a commission of Rs 3,000-Rs 4,000, police said and accordingly arrested the remaining accused.