The Delhi Police has arrested two men for allegedly involved in illegal supply of weapons from outer Delhi's Mangolpuri area.
The accused have been identified as Vipin (22) and Imran (28), both residents of Mangolpuri.
Police said that both have been active in the trade of illegal supply of firearms for the last eight months. Police said the duo were unemployed for a while now and during this period, they came in contact with the Uttar Pradesh based person who lured them into this trade of illegal supply on the pretext of making easy money.
According to Parvinder Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district, acting on a tip off, police team on August 20 identified two men engaged in business of supplying illegal firearms and later arrested them from Mangolpuri area.
“Seven illegal weapons and 27 live rounds were recovered from them and during questioning, it surfaced that the duo act as a conduit between UP based suppliers and gangs operating in outlying areas of Delhi,” said the DCP.
The accused duo disclosed that they received the recovered illegal weapons from a supplier based in Uttar Pradesh, police said, adding efforts are being made to nab him.