Soya chaap seller arrested with illegal pistol in Delhi

A 27-year-old soya chaap seller was arrested for allegedly possessing an illegal semi-automatic pistol and three live bullets in southwest Delhis Dwarka area, an official said on Sunday. The police said Naveen disclosed during interrogation that he allegedly procured illegal firearms from Uttar Pradesh and supplied them to people in Delhi.

A 27-year-old soya chaap seller was arrested for allegedly possessing an illegal semi-automatic pistol and three live bullets in southwest Delhi's Dwarka area, an official said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Naveen, used to run a soya chaap stall near a mall in Dwarka Sector-14, he said. According to the police, the action was initiated after officials received information that a juvenile from Govindpuri had uploaded photographs on social media while holding illegal firearms. ''During verification, a team found photographs of the juvenile posing with a pistol in his mobile phone. During questioning, he disclosed that the weapon belonged to one of his acquaintances and had been supplied by Naveen,'' the officer said. Based on the input, the police conducted a search operation and detained Naveen from his food stall during the intervening night of May 8 and 9, the police said. At his instance, one illegal semi-automatic pistol along with three live cartridges loaded in its magazine were recovered, they said. The police said Naveen disclosed during interrogation that he allegedly procured illegal firearms from Uttar Pradesh and supplied them to people in Delhi. He was also found involved in three criminal cases, including an attempt to murder case, they said.