Dehradun Police arrested a person carrying country made pistol and bullets from the Railway Station area under Kotwali Police Station on Tuesday.
The accused has been identified as Pithoragarh resident Gaurav Chandra. Separately, the police arrested Gaurav's employer, Rohit Singh, under sections 472 and 473 of the IPC from Vasant Vihar and recovered fake stamps of various departments from his home, said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Kewal Khurana.
During vehicle checking drive in the lakhibagh area, police saw a person suspiciously roaming around Railway Station. Police frisked the person after he failed to answer their questions. Police recovered a country-made pistol and bullets from him, but he failed to show the gun licence. During interrogation, Gaurav said that this pistol belonged to Rohit who denied this when police approached him. Rohit informed the police that he has kept his gun in Shiva Gun House, Meerut. Based on suspicion, police raided Rohit's house and recovered fake stamps of various departments.