Police on Sunday arrested a person along with firearms and sharp-edged weapons here in insurgency-hit Bastar district.
Following a tip-off about movement of a person along with illegal firearms and sharp edged weapon, a police team swung into action and rounded up one Vigyesh Chandra Dubey, police said, elaborating that from his possession, police have recovered pistols, live cartridges and a sharp edged weapons.
According to the police, on being subjected to interrogation, Dubey admitted of keeping illegal weapons at his residence as well. While searching the residence of the accused, police seized firearms and sharp edged weapons.
The accused has termed land related disputes as a reason for keeping weapons at home.
In this connection, police have registered a case under relevant sections of Arms Act and investigating the matter further, added police.