With the arrest of two criminals, the Delhi Police on Thursday busted a syndicate involved in illegal weapons manufacturing and smuggling in Uttar Pradesh and the national Capital.
Police said they have also recovered two semi- manufactured 'desi katta' (country-made pistols), firearms making tools and 40 barrels (unfinished), 50 trigger springs, three drill machines , one air blower, three gripper machine, one punching die, iron rods and wielding electrodes from a room in village Radhana, Meerut, where accused used to manufacture arms.
The accused have been identified as Asif Ali (24), a resident of Aamroha, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Istkar (55), a resident of village Radhana in UP.
According to Chinmoy Biswal, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South-East district, earlier on September 22 this year, an arm smuggler, Masroor, was arrested, who during interrogation revealed that he used to buy the illegal firearms from Aasif Ali and then supply the same in different areas in Delhi.
"Raids were conducted subsequent to the disclosures made by the arrested accused Masroor to catch the accused Asif Ali who used to supply firearms to Masroor but he managed to conceal himself. On November 19, the police team succeeded in its efforts to catch the accused Asif Ali from ISBT Sarai Kale Khan," said the DCP.
"During interrogation, the accused Asif revealed that he used purchase illegal firearms from Istkar in village Radhana. On his instance Istkar was arrested from his home. Istakar was manufacturing illegal weapon in a room in his house at village Radhana. Police also recovered several parts of Desi Katta 315 Bore parts of 312 Bore, some machines, tools and other articles of making illegal firearms from the possession of the accused," said the DCP.
"It was also revealed that Asif used pay Rs 2500 to accused Istkar for each firearms and further Asif used to sell it to Masroor for Rs 4000. Masroor would supply them in Delhi. The accused Istkar revealed that he used to prepare two firearms in a day and it cost around Rs 500 per firearms," said the DCP.