Shahpura police nabbed a 25-year old youth and recovered a country-made pistol and three live cartridges from his possession late in the night on Sunday.
According to the police acting on a tip off a youth was nabbed near Dana Pani restaurant and when he was searched a country made pistol and cartridges were recovered from his possession.
The miscreant was not able to provide any details of keeping the country made pistol legally and was charged of keeping arm illegally. The accused was identified as Madhav alias Manu Ahirwar of Ayodhya Nagar.
After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and have started investigation to unearth the network of supply and demand.
Police have claimed that the miscreant was nabbed with the country made pistol and cartridges which suggests that he was on his way to commit crime but the accused confessed that he was trying to sell the country made pistol and cartridges. Based on the confession police have started investigation regarding the buyer and seller involved in the network.
Nabbed accused work as labour and have been involved in criminal activities. Police claimed that the accused is a habitual criminal and have been booked for different crimes by different police stations of the city. After the accused was produced in the court he was sent under judicial custody.
The source from which the accused has procured the country made pistol and cartridges are yet to identified said police.