With the arrest of a 48-year-old man, the Delhi Police on Friday claimed to have busted an inter-State illegal arms syndicate involved in supplying arms and ammunition to criminals in Delhi, National Capital Region (NCR) and western Uttar Pradesh (UP).
The accused have been identified as Abdul Salaam, a resident of Meerut in UP. Police said that they have also recovered 20 country made semi automatic pistols, 40 magazines along with 50 cartridges oncealed in a refined oil tin from the possession of the accused.
According to Pramod Singh Kushwaha, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, on August 20, specific inputs were received that Abdul Salaam would come ISBT Sarai Kale Khan, Delhi between 8 PM to 9 PM to deliver the supply of firearms and ammunition to one of his contacts in Delhi.
“Acting on the inputs, a trap was laid and Abdul was nabbed by the members of police team. On checking of 15 litre refined oil tin held in his right hand a large cache of arms and ammunition were recovered. Adbul was subsequently booked under section 25(8) of Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019, in which there is provision of minimum sentence of 10 years and it can be extended upto life imprisonment,” said the DCP.
“On interrogation, the accused revealed that he had received this supply of recovered pistols and cartridges from an arms manufacturer of Sendhwa, MP. Salaam also disclosed that he has been indulging in the supply of arms in Delhi NCR and UP West for the last 10 years. He has supplied these arms and ammunition to criminals/gangsters of Delhi NCR and other suppliers of illegal arms in the area of Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar,” said the DCP.
“Abdul has been found previously involved in 10 cases including of murder, attempt to murder, hurt, arms trafficking in Delhi and UP. He has disclosed to have already supplied more than 1000 firearms in Delhi- NCR during last six years,” said the DCP.