Key operative of arms trafficking module held in Delhi, UAPA invoked

So far, police have recovered 25 foreign-made sophisticated firearms, including a sub-machine gun, and 221 live cartridges from the accused persons arrested in the module, said the police officer. Police said Kumar worked as a property dealer in Aaya Nagar and was allegedly involved in illegal occupation of disputed properties, encroachment on abandoned and forest land, and illegal plotting activities along with members of Rohit Chaudharys gang.

Delhi Police have arrested a key operative with links to a transnational arms trafficking and terror module, an official said on Sunday. Police arrested Praveen Kumar alias Tittu (45), who is a close associate of gangster Rohit Chaudhary, as part of its investigation into the international arms trafficking and terror module of Shahbaz Ansari. He is allegedly a ''receiver'' of the module backed by Pakistan's ISI, and charges under UAPA and the Arms Act have been invoked, they said. With Kumar's arrest, the number of accused held in the case has risen to 14. Police said one Italian-made semi-automatic pistol and five live cartridges of .32 bore were recovered from his possession. ''So far, police have recovered 25 foreign-made sophisticated firearms, including a sub-machine gun, and 221 live cartridges from the accused persons arrested in the module,'' said the police officer. Police said Kumar worked as a property dealer in Aaya Nagar and was allegedly involved in illegal occupation of disputed properties, encroachment on abandoned and forest land, and illegal plotting activities along with members of Rohit Chaudhary's gang. Police alleged that Kumar invested proceeds of criminal activities in gambling and betting and later started procuring sophisticated foreign-made weapons for gang members after coming in contact with co-accused Nishant Arora during incarceration. ''Rohit Chaudhary, who was previously carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh, was earlier arrested by the crime branch following a police encounter,'' the officer said. Kumar has previously been involved in multiple criminal cases, including murder, kidnapping for ransom, attempt to murder, extortion and MCOCA-related offences in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, police said.