A store owner was arrested for sale of prohibited frequency wireless sets in MP Nagar on Sunday. The accused had sold four wireless sets to one Waqar.
The arrested accused was identified as Mohammad Taha Khan who owns a shop Royal Stores at MP Nagar area. He had sold the sets without procuring proper authorisation required to sell wireless set.
On Sunday the arrested accused Mohammad Taha Khan was produced in the court along with the main accused Waqar Khan whose remand ended on Sunday.
The two were sent under judicial custody till June 5 by the court.
Senior officials investigating the case have claimed earlier that wireless set companies would be contacted to gather more information about the use of the wireless sets at the prohibited frequency which could lead to security issues but till date only vendors have been questioned and arrested in the case.
Notably, Waqar who runs a private security agency was arrested by the police after the use of wireless sets were used at prohibited frequency and the purchase of wireless sets were also found to be procured without authorization.
During the investigation the police were not able to find any evidence of misuse of the information by the accused and passing the information
However, owner of security agency and main accused Waqar was found involved in purchasing wireless sets from unauthorized sources which provide procuring frequency license selling-buying of wireless is illegal which would be investigated.
After the initial investigations raid was conducted by the police and 80 wireless sets were seized by the police.
From Waqar’s house country made pistol, half a dozen cartridges, sharp edged weapon, wooden sticks and body armours were also recovered. The accused used to carry pistol in his scooter.