In a major arms haul, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha police arrested a gunrunner and seized as many as eight country-made guns at Kerjang village in Chendipada of Angul district on Sunday.
The accused was identified as Ratnakar Kalta of Sarapali under the Naktideula police station of Sambalpur district.
Basing on intelligence inputs regarding illegal possession of firearms, a team of STF conducted a raid with the help of Angul police on a road near Kerjang village and intercepted Ratnakar.
The STF also recovered seven live bullets along with other incriminating materials from his possession during search.
Notably, from 2020 in the drive against clandestine arms trade, the STF has seized 64 firearms and 98 rounds of live ammunition in the State.