Two gunrunners held in Delhi, 31 pistols seized
Friday - June 8, 2018 7:06 pm ,
Category : INDIA
New Delhi June 8 (IANS) Two gunrunners were arrested and 31 countrymade pistols seized from them which they intended to supply to criminals in the National Capital Region-Delhi police said on Friday.
Mohammad Azam Saifi 52 and his accomplice Akbar 28 are natives of Uttar Pradesh s Meerut and were arrested during raids in Delhi and Meerut on Tuesday and Thursday.
"Akbar was arrested on a tip-off on Tuesday when he visited east Delhi s Loni flyover area to deliver a consignment of illegal firearms to a contact Akram. Akbar was asked to surrender but he pulled out a pistol in a bid to escape but was overpowered " Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said.
As many as 24 more pistols concealed in a cloth were seized from him.
"Akbar told police that he worked as a courier for a gang led by Saifi who he said was a blacksmith and manufactured illegal firearms at his Meerut residence. Police raided Azam s residence and arrested him " Yadav said.
Six countrymade pistols along with a drilling machine and tools used in the manufacture of illegal firearms were seized from Saifi.
--IANS sp/tsb/bg
Mohammad Azam Saifi 52 and his accomplice Akbar 28 are natives of Uttar Pradesh s Meerut and were arrested during raids in Delhi and Meerut on Tuesday and Thursday.
"Akbar was arrested on a tip-off on Tuesday when he visited east Delhi s Loni flyover area to deliver a consignment of illegal firearms to a contact Akram. Akbar was asked to surrender but he pulled out a pistol in a bid to escape but was overpowered " Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said.
As many as 24 more pistols concealed in a cloth were seized from him.
"Akbar told police that he worked as a courier for a gang led by Saifi who he said was a blacksmith and manufactured illegal firearms at his Meerut residence. Police raided Azam s residence and arrested him " Yadav said.
Six countrymade pistols along with a drilling machine and tools used in the manufacture of illegal firearms were seized from Saifi.
--IANS sp/tsb/bg
