To maintain peace and order on Independence Day, the checking of suspicious persons was done by the police station Habibganj team during which two persons were detained carrying firearms in a SUV.
Acting on a tip off Habibganj police tracked a white colored Fortuner SUV when the driver Durgesh Yadav alias Jeetu was signaled to stop the vehicle bearing registration number MP04CP2743, a country-made pistol was found inside the pants.
In the investigation it was told by the arrested person that he had a dispute with some people, due to which he was keeping the pistol illegally. The country-made pistol along with two live cartridges and a Fortuner SUV were seized by the police in the investigation.
Police have registered a case under section 25,27 Arms Act, the accused has been arrested and a criminal case has been registered against the accused in the Habibganj police station.
About a dozen criminal cases including attempt to murder, rioting, assault are registered against the accused in police station Kolar and the accused is a listed goon of police station Kolar. The accused does the work of supplying domestic cooking gas.
The source of the firearms is yet to be found and would be investigated in the further investigation, said police. Aide of the accused would be searched and questioned regarding involvement of other criminal activities.