Hanumanganj police has nabbed a 22-year-old youth near Nav Bahar vegetable market and recovered a country-made pistol and one live cartridge from his possession late in the evening on Saturday.
According to the police, acting on a tip off, the youth was nabbed near a liquor shop.
The miscreant was not able to provide any details of keeping the country-made pistol legally and was charged withkeeping arm illegally. The accused was identified as Nafees Khan of Mangalwara.
After the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act.
Police have claimed that the miscreant was nabbed with the country-made pistol and cartridge. He, along with his two aides, threatened Uday Barman of Katni by keeping knife on his neck and extorted money.
Later in the investigation, when the accused was quizzed, he confessed to have stolen two persons’ wallents from Mangalwara area. Based on the details, police have started investigation regarding the other two accused.
The nabbed accused holds past crime record and has been booked for different crimes in the past.
The source from which the accused has procured the country-made pistol and cartridge are yet to be identified, said police.