ARMS SMUGGLERS ARRESTED, 20 GUNS RECOVERED

GURUGRAM: The city police arrested two men on charges of smuggling and selling illegally made weapons to criminals in Delhi-ncr, and recovered at least 20 illegal pistols, 11 magazines and 50 live cartridges from their possession.

Police said that the demand for illegal weapons is on the rise and since January, they have recovered more than 300 illegal weapons and arrested at least 50 persons in connections with crimes. The police said the guns are manufactured in Uttar Pradesh, and over 200 pistols and magazines were set to be sold in Gurugram.

The suspects were identified as Kuldeep (27) and Mukesh Kumar (24) of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.

Preet Pal Sangwan, the assistant commissioner of police (crime), said that these suspects have been associated with gangs supplying illegal weapons for the last four years. “They have attended a training camp, where they are taught how to carry illegal weapons, and the process of dealing and supplying to other criminals. They are part of a 20-member gang that buys illegal weapons from Uttar Pradesh and sells them in Haryana, Delhi-ncr, Rajasthan, and Punjab. They motivate unemployed people to join them and later train them,” he said.

According to the police, the suspects revealed during questioning that they used to run training camps for people who wanted to engage in crimes. “Apart from weapons training, they also taught people on ways to conduct robberies, how to cover their faces and identify victims, directing them only to target pedestrians to avoid being caught,” said Sangwan.htc