Berasia police have nabbed a 35-year old man and recovered a country-made pistol from his possession late in the evening on Sunday and seized car in which firearm was carried. According to the police, acting on a tip off, a man while he was on his way to Bhopal from Nazeerabad in his car and when he was stopped and car was searched, a country made pistol and was recovered.
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 identified as Sunil Kumar Jain of Chhola Mandir area told the police that he had bought the firearm from Raju.
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 car which suggests that he was on his way to commit crime. On the other possibility of the selling the weapon could not be ruled out which would be investigated in the further investigation.
Based on the details police have started investigation regarding the seller Raju whose details was provided by Jain and is involved in the network. The past crime record of the accused would be investigated in the further investigation. Details of the car is yet to be checked.