Delhi: Arms smuggler held, 25 pistols seized

Delhi | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi police's special cell arrested a suspected arms smuggler here on Saturday, police said.Acting on a tip-off, the accused, Kehri, was nabbed near Karkardooma in Anand Vihar . Efforts are on to identify the trail of the arms network, the officer added. Twenty-five countrymade semi-automatic pistols were recovered from Kehri 's possession, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwaha said.During interrogation, the 25-year-old revealed that he procured illegal firearms from Dhulkot area in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, the DCP said.Police have identified the source and receiver of the firearms..