Kandi police in Garhwa district today arrested a seven-member gang involved in illegal trade of firearms. A 315-bore semi-manufactured illegal country made gun with seven rounds, semi-made desi revolver double barrel, semi-manufactured desi katta 12-bore, semi-made desi katta, desi katta-made body-14 pieces, a 12-barrel barrel, desi katta Semi-fabricated trigger - 12 pieces raw material for making katta - 55 pieces, were recovered from their possession.
Sub-divisonal police officer (SDPO) Garhwa Bahaman Tuti identified the arrested men as Vivek Kumar Singh, 25 ,Ravi Kumar Mehta, 19, botht resident of villaget- Pansa, Prince Kumar Singh, 22, resident of Panchkhori, all under Palamu district, Lalmohan Dubey ,25, Resident of Baliyari, Ramchella Rajwar, 38 , Resident of Bharat Pahari, all under Garhwa district .
On secret information that some criminals have gathered at the house of Ram Chela Rajwar at Bharat Pahadi village under Kandi police station area, a police team of Kandi police when reached near the house of Ramchela three men were seen on a bike with a loaded sack. Seeing the police team, the three bike riders started running, who were run and caught. On searching, the bag was found with semi-manufactured weapons, including indigenous Katta making items and tools.
During interrogation, the three men told the police that their companions were hiding in the forest, which was caught by the police team, said the SDPO.