Delhi: Interstate arm smuggler arrested, 40 pistols, 20 magazines seized

Delhi Police Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested an interstate arms supplier and recovered one carbine, 40 semi-automatic pistols and 20 magazines from his possession.

Delhi Police Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested an interstate arms supplier and recovered one carbine, 40 semi-automatic pistols and 20 magazines from his possession. Irshad Khan, a resident of Ghaziabad is accused of smuggling the weapons from Madhya Pradesh to parts of Delhi-NCR.

According to the police, Khan used to buy weapons from Madhya Pradesh at cheap prices and would sell them to gangsters in Delhi-NCR at a good price. "We laid a trap and arrested him following information about his whereabouts", the police said.

Police is interrogating the arrested accused and further investigation in the case is underway. (ANI)