Crime branch nabbed a 30-year-old man from Kolar and recovered two country made pistols and two cartridges from his possession; accused has been booked for half a dozen crimes. According to the police acting on a tip off a man was detained from Kolar area in the night on Tuesday and when he was searched two country-made pistols and two cartridges were recovered from his possession.
The miscreant was identified as Mahendra Patil of Kolar. The miscreant has been booked for more than half a dozen crimes by Kolar police. He has been booked for burglary, assault, threatening for life and other crimes.
Patil told the police that he was trying to sell pistols and cartridge as he was in need of money but before he could sell the weapons he was nabbed.
In the initial investigation when the accused was questioned he confessed that he had purchased the weapons around a year ago from Bhola who met him near a bus stand in Kolar and later he never met Bhola. The accused used to work with a catering service and had to visit nearby villages where for safety he had procured the weapons.
Police said that it is possible that the accused was on his way to commit crime along with other accomplices but when he was nabbed he had provided details to mislead the police.
During the investigation the source from which the weapons have been procured would be searched and the person which was scheduled to purchase the weapons would also be searched.