In a major crackdown, the sleuths of Crime Branch have busted an illegal gun manufacturing unit operating in Bharatpur district in Rajasthan. Police said they have arrested four persons and they have also seized 10 country-made weapons and huge amount of material used in making weapons.
The accused have been identified as Talim Khan (25), Najar Hussain (33), Juber Khan (32), residents of Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Nauman (35), a resident of Nuh in Haryana.
According to Dr Ajit Kumar Singla, the Additional Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime Branch, on September 13 specific inputs were received that members of an illegal firearms syndicate would come to Chhawla villlage for delivery of a huge consignment of illegal firearms to someone in Najafgarh area.
"Acting on the inputs, a trap was laid and four members of the gang were apprehended on Dwarka-Chhawla Road while they were travelling in their Swift car. On Spot police also recovered10 good quality .315 bore country-made pistols along with 10 live rounds from the possession of the accused. A case under appropriate sections of law was registered and all four were arrested," said Dr Singla.
"During interrogation, the arrested accused persons disclosed that they have been supplying illegal firearms to various criminal gangs in Delhi and NCR region since the past four years," said Dr Singla.
"At the instance of the accused persons, raid was conducted by Crime Branch team on the top of 'Ghadijaan Pahadi' in district Bharatpur where an entire illegal arms manufacturing unit was unearthed. The unit was located on the top of the Ghadijaan Pahadi, where anyone approaching the place could be seen from almost three kilometres away.
The unit itself was well hidden inside a clump of trees and shrubs," said Dr Singla adding that the unit was kept locked at all times and was opened only when the gang members assembled to manufacture weapons.
The criminals who had procured the firearms from the gang are being identified. Further investigation is on, the Additional CP added.