NAGPUR: Feroze Haji, a gangster and arms dealer from Ansar Nagar, was instrumental in delivering to Parvez Mohammed the firearm used to bump off guest house owner Jameel Ahmed in Mominpura in the wee hours of October 25. Sources said Haji had twice visited Jammu and Kashmir in the past, and was also under the radar of state anti-terrorist squad (ATS).Haji was allegedly holed up in Nandanvan area, from where the Tehsil police team rounded him up. He was placed under arrest on Tuesday. Police had earlier seized the firearm from a forest near Wathoda. Haji, after changing his versions repeatedly, finally admitted to having procured the firearm from a dealer at Burhanpur in MP.Parvez and his two accomplices had tried to dispose off the firearm and the recorder device of CCTV cameras installed inside the guest house in Mominpura. The Tehsil police managed to recover both the crucial pieces of evidence, and have now also nabbed the gun supplier.According to a senior police official, the case is likely to attract the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA). CP Amitesh Kumar had earlier said that around a dozen criminals are under police radar in connection with the Mominpura firing case. A property dealer from Besa too is among the prime suspects. Parvez had approached Haji, claiming he was under threat from some groups in Mominpura who had been targeting him for the last few months. Its learnt Haji was also instrumental in supplying firearms to other gangs based in and around Mominpura. Parvez, along with Ashish Bisen and Salman Khan, had shot dead Jameel from almost point blank range inside the guest house, which was the bone of contention between the two. Its learnt Parvez was demanding money from Jameel for helping him get the property vacated in the past.We also published the following articles recentlyMominpura firing unearths Nagpurs dark underbelly: Inter-state gun-runners ruleThe use of firearms in the recent murder of a guesthouse owner in Nagpur highlights the growing threat posed by undercover gun-runners. The city has become a hub for the illegal trade, with firearms being sourced from various locations including Sendhwa, Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, and remote villages bordering Nepal. Gangs are also accumulating firearms and operating in groups for greater impact. The police have initiated action against these gangs and are working to seize weapons in their possession. The source of the firearm used in the murder is still unknown.Youth carrying illegal firearm arrested in ThaneAn 18-year-old youth was arrested in Thanes Shreenagar area after being found with an illegal firearm. The arrest was made following a tip-off about an armed teenager visiting a garden near the Ayyapa temple. The youth, identified as Siddharth Salve, was found to be carrying a country-made firearm during a search. He has been taken into custody and a case has been filed against him under the Indian Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act.State mulls firearms training for frontline forest staffThe state of Uttarakhand in India is considering training its forest staff in the use of modern weapons to protect its forest resources from poachers and timber smugglers. Currently, frontline staff are only allowed to use firearms for self-defense. If approved, Uttarakhand would become the third state in India to allow frontline forest staff to use firearms legally. The move aims to deter illegal activities such as sand and timber smuggling, which are prevalent in remote areas of the state. A union representing foresters has been advocating for this provision for a long time.

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