The Quick Action Team (QAT) of the Commissionerate Police on Monday seized an illegal firearm along with four live ammunitions from two persons who were planning to commit crime in the city.
The two were identified as Tusharkant Tarania (41) of Kanti village under the Nuagaon police limits in Jagatsinghpur district, presently staying at Sailashree Vihar here, and Rakesh Kumar Bairiganjan (21) of Pratap Prasad village under the Itamati police limits in Nayagarh district, presently staying at Satyanagar Punjabi Colony in the city.
According to police sources, after getting reliable information about possession of illegal fire arms by two criminals moving in a Hyundai Santro car near the Unit-IX Central School here, the QAT along with the staff of the Kharavel Nagar police station rushed to the spot at about 1.30 pm and apprehended two criminals intercepting the car near Naba Hotel, adjacent to the Central School.
The police team recovered a 9mm semi-automatic pistol with two live ammunitions from Tusharkanta and a magazine loaded with two live 9mm ammunitions from Rakesh. The team also seized the car and three mobile phones from their possession.
Investigation revealed that Tusharkant is a scrap vendor, while Rakesh, son of a civil contractor, is a second year engineering student pursuing his study at the Einstein Academy of Engineering near Khordha.
The police are investigating into the matter after registering a case under Section 25 Arms Act.