The Bhopal Crime Branch nabbed two miscreants who were engaged in illegal business of weapons and recovered one country-made pistol and one live cartridge and six sharp edged weapons from their possession at Subhash Nagar railway crossing on Thursday. Acting of a tip off regarding a miscreant on scooter bearing MP04SB7144 and when he was checked firearms were found. One country made pistol, one live cartridge were found.
Nabbed accused was identified as Asif Ullah(26) of Chataipura who revealed that Saurabh Gupta (34) of Ibrahimpura is involved in the dealing in firearms illegally.
Based on the information Saurabh was nabbed and recovered a live cartridge, six sharp edged weapons.Police have registered a case under sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and started further investigation.
Police said that 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. Meanwhile, crime branch has nabbed two drug peddlers near Rachna Nagar underbridge and recovered 5.5 kg of cannabis, MDMA, one country made pistol and one live cartridge.
Police said that acting on a tip-off regarding men carrying drugs and selling drugs near Rachna Nagar underbridge.The nabbed accused were identified as Amir Ali (31) of Budhwara and Mohammad Rafiq(40) of Indore.