Raisen district police have nabbed three miscreants and recovered ten country-made pistols and five cartridges from their possession on Monday; vehicle used to carry the weapons was seized by the police.
According to the police, acting on a tip off a black coloured Mahindra Bolero carrying weapon was seized and recovered weapons. SP Raisen Jagat Singh Rajput said that the three miscreants are involved in supplying of weapons and with their arrest network of illegally trade of weapons would be unearthed.
During the vehicle checking drive in the wake of Republic Day a jeep bearing registration number MP38-CA-0291 was stopped and after the jeep stopped driver and two passengers in the jeep tried to escape but were chased down by the police.
In the initial investigation when the jeep was searched 10 country made pistols and five cartridges were recovered. The three were identified as Gufran Khan of Chainpur, Shailu alias Shailendra of Pipariya and Bhura Miyan of Raisen.
Crime record of the three has been searched and more details of the three would be obtained in the further investigation. The three belong to three different regions and it is possible that these regions have network of suppliers and there are people who purchase weapons.
The police have registered a case under section 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and started further investigation.
Police said that the network of suppliers and dealers would be unearthed. The accused would be quizzed regarding their scheduled deliveries and customers who used to purchase weapons illegally. Possibility of the three on their way to commit crime would be investigated, said possible.