The Bhopal Crime Branch nabbed two miscreants who were engaged in illegal business of weapons and recovered two country-made pistols and cartridges from their possession at Hamidia Road on Wednesday.
Two miscreants were found selling firearms and ammunition near liquor shop and when they were searched two country made pistols and four live cartridges were recovered. The two miscreants were on a motorbike bearing registration number MP04-NW-4467.
Nabbed accused were identified as Majid Hussain (25) and Sohail Khan (25) who are residents of Congress Nagar.
The two were nabbed after crime branch Bhopal police personnel received a tip off regarding possession of illegal weapons by two persons near liquor shop at Hamidia road liand were carrying the weapons for selling but the deal could not be completed. They were waiting for the customer but before the customer arrived they were nabbed.
For evading arrest Majid works as tailor while Sohail work at a furniture shop.
The two have been booked for attempt to murder, robbery and burglaries and have served jail term in the past. Accused have been booked for several serious crimes by Tila Jamalpura police in the past and were recently booked under attempt to murder charges.
More crimes would be confessed in the further investigation and the source and customers which the two used to sell the weapons would be searched in the further questioning of the nabbed miscreants.
Details of the motorbike would be searched as it is possible that the motorbike is stolen one or it has been purchased from illegal earnings.