The sleuths of Delhi Police have busted an illegal arms syndicate involved in supplying arms and ammunitions in Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh (UP). Police said that they also arrested a 43 year-old key member of the syndicate and recovered a huge cache including five semi-automatic pistols, 10 country-made pistols and four cartridges from the possession of the accused.
The accused has been identified as Mange Ram, a resident of village Bhiroda in district Meerut of UP. Police said that he is also found involved on six heinous crime cases including attempt to murder and arms acts registered in Meerut area.
According to Rajiv Ranjan Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, specific inputs were received on June 4, mange Ram would come Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay DTC Bus Terminal near Tronika City Pusta Road to supply a big consignment of illegal firearms and ammunition, to some of his dealer of illegal arms.
“Acting on the inputs, a trap was laid by the police team and Mange Ram was nabbed. On his cursory search, one pistol of 7.65 bore and four live cartridges of 7.65 bore, were recovered from his possession, while, four other pistols of 7.65 bore and 10 ‘desi kattas’ (country-made pistols) were recovered from his bagpack,” said the DCP.
“An First Information Report (FIR) under section 25 Arms Act, was registered at Special Cell police station and the accused has been arrested accordingly,” said the DCP.
“During his interrogation, it was revealed that for earning easy money, he came in this illegal trade for the last two years. Earlier he has procured and supplied more than 200 illegal firearms and ammunition to his clients/associates in Delhi-NCR region and western UP,’ said the DCP.
Explaining his modus operandi, the DCP said that Mange Ram procured the illegal arms and ammunition from his various associates and manufacturer in Meerut.
“He further supplies the same to various clients and criminals in Delhi/NCR and western UP. Earlier, he remained in the following criminal cases, in which he remained in jail for 3-4 times,” the DCP added.