The Gurugram police busted an illegal arms manufacturing factory in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, and arrested two accused.
The accused were found to be manufacturing illegal pistols and supplying them to Gurugram. Over 12 cases have been registered against the duo.
According to the police, on May 29, the Crime Branch Sector 31 team apprehended a person with illegal firearms near 32 Milestone Service Road, Sector 15. The accused was identified as Yogesh, alias Harsh, a resident of Kakariya, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, presently residing in Gadaipur village, Gurugram. Three illegal country-made pistols were recovered from his possession and an FIR was registered at the Civil Lines police station.
During further investigation, the Crime Branch Sector 31 team arrested two more accused from Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) on Tuesday. The accused were identified as Jasbir, a resident of Bojha village, Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, and Jagat Singh, a resident of Singhana village, Dhar district (Madhya Pradesh).
“During interrogation, it was revealed that the illegal firearms recovered from Yogesh had been supplied by Jasbir, while Jagat Singh was involved in the manufacturing of illegal firearms. Verification of the criminal records of the accused revealed that Jasbir has one criminal case registered against him under the NDPS Act in Chhattisgarh, while Jagat Singh has 13 criminal cases registered against him under the Arms Act in Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. We are questioning the accused,” said Naveen Sharma, ACP crime.
