A seven-member gang of miscreants involved in illegal trade of firearms was busted at Bhopal Talkies Square under Shahjehanabad police station area on Sunday. A large number of arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession.
According to the police, they acted on a tip-off regarding consignments of firearms being brought to Bhopal. Police teams were deployed and the miscreants were arrested. They were planning to sell the weapons.
During investigation, the main accused, Indra Kumar, admitted that the weapons were brought from Bhind and Jhansi and had to be supplied in Bhopal, Vidisha, Hoshangabad and other nearby areas.
One rifle, 26 pistols and 21 live cartridges were among the items seized. The other arrested include Faizan (32), Amir Ahmed (18), Brajesh Raghuvanshi (28), Rampal Singh (24) and Ashish Raghuvanshi (25).
All the miscreants are residents of Raisen district. Five out of the seven nabbed miscreants hold past criminal record and have been booked under burglary, Arms Act, attempt to murder, bullying and extortion.