The Crime Branch of the State capital has arrested five arms smugglers. The miscreants used to sell country made pistols and guns on orders; 2 country made pistols, 7 live cartridges, 1 sharp edged weapon and 2 two wheelers have been seized from the possession of the accused.
The Crime Branch had received information that 5 boys were roaming in a suspicious manner near Rachna Nagar Under Bridge. They were on a scooter and a bike near Sanchi parlor. These boys were reported to have pistols, rounds and knives with which they could commit any crime.
As soon as the information was received, the police team reached the spot and surrounded and arrested the five boys. They were identified as Abhishek Dwivedi (25), Abhimanyu Mishra alias Mannu (24), Atul Verma (23), Jagdish Dubey alias Jaggu (19) and Anshu Giri (18).
When the police searched the suspect Abhishek Dwivedi, an iron country-made pistol was found in his jeans on the left side of his waist. The pistol with a live cartridge. Live cartridge and knives were also found from Atul, Jagdish, and Anshu.