Even as the flow of illegal arms continues unabated to the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate police on Sunday arrested two gunrunners in Cuttack, who were allegedly members of an illegal firearms racket.
Four pistols, two revolvers and 32 rounds of ammunitions were seized from the two accused. The Chauliaganj police also seized an Indica car and four mobile phones from their possession. The two accused were identified as Ajit Ray alias Dipuna of Biridi in Jagatsinghpur district and Ajay Moharana alias Papu from Ganjam. While 11 cases are pending against Dipu, 10 criminal cases are registered against Papu at various police stations in Cuttack and Jajpur district.
As per reports, the illegal arms were procured from Munger in Bihar and were meant to be supplied to local criminal gangs . Police arrested the duo after getting credible intelligence input regarding their movement.
Earlier on April 9, the Special Task Force of Crime Branch arrested two arms peddlers following a raid near Sikharghat bridge under the Niali police station in Cuttack district and recovered eight pistols, including two sophisticated 9 mm and 20 live ammunition from their possession.