The Koh-e-Fiza police on Sunday night arrested a 27-year old youth on the charge of illegally possessing a country-made pistol and five live cartridges.
Police said a youth carrying weapons along with his accomplices was nabbed after a tip off. When search a country made pistol and five cartridges were found from accused.
The accused was identified as Naseer Ahmed a resident of Ibrahimpura. The police have registered a case under section 25 of Arms Act and have started further investigation. Police was successful as they nabbed the accused before the accused could commit crime.
The accused works with transport agency and also deals in property. On Sunday he had gone to the Koh-e-Fiza along with his accomplices to threaten the property owner. The accused is a habitual criminal and have been booked by different police stations of the city.
The Investigating Officer Hardev Singh said that the accused was nabbed after he along with his accomplices were trying to bully a security guard assigned to vigil a plot at Koh-e-Fiza with the aim to claim the property but after the security guard offered resistance and raised alarm they were forced to flee.
A case under section 294 and 506 of the IPC was registered by the police against Sohail, Naseer, Azhar, Kedar and Hafeez. The accused was nabbed while he was trying to escape the spot while the Sohail and Mohammad Azhar were nabbed later. The two accused are still absconding, he added.