Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Friday arrested an employee of Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) and seized a country-made pistol from his possession. Police claimed that the accused was earlier also arrested in connection with thrashing case.
According to police the accused was identified as Ramesh Tiwari resident of Kabir Nagar. He was arrested on a tip off from Kabir Nagar along with the fire arm and a live bullet. Additional Superintended of Police (Crime) Shweta Sharivastava informed that during interrogation Tiwari told police that he had purchased the country made pistol from a youth hailing from Bihar for Rs 5,000 and was trying to find some buyer to sell the pistol for Rs 10,000.
Police informed that the accused is a fourth grade worker in RMC. Police have booked the accused under Sections 25,27 of Arms Act.