On a tip off received from a local informer, Ranchi police on Sunday, recovered huge cache of arms and ammunitions from Mahuatoli under Namkom Police Station in Ranchi. One person has also been arrested in this regard.
“As many as 40 cartridges along with 2 country made pistols, 2 sixers, 2 automatic pistols, 30 numbers of 9 mm cartridges have been recovered from Jhun-Jhun Apartment at Amethia nagar in Mahua Toli under Namkom Police Station in Ranchi,” said SSP Prabhat Kumar. 10 pieces of 0.30 mm and 2 pieces of 0.315 mm cartridges have also been recovered from the apartment, he added.
The SSP further added that the recovery was made on the basis of a tip off received by police that some arms dealers have been spotted in the area. A team was formed under the leadership of officer in charge of Namkom Police Station Anil Kumar Singh and raid was conducted at Jhun-jhun Apartment under Namkom Police Station recovering 40 cartridges and 6 arms from there, said the SSP.