Inter-state arms suppliers gang busted, one nabbed

A taxi driver who was also a member of an inter-state weapons suppliers gang was arrested here along with weapons being carried by him in a hidden cavity of his vehicle, police said Tuesday.

Gautam, 24, of Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested Sunday (April 6) from Bhalaswa Dairy in north Delhi with three 7.65 mm pistols and two country-made pistols when he was going in his car to deliver the consignment to one of his contacts.

"The recovered weapons were hidden in the inner panel cavity of his car's back door and were manufactured with high proficiency skills," Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Yadav said.

The accused who works for a gang based in Mainpuri used to supply illegal arms and ammunition in Delhi and the National Capital Region as well as Bhind and Morena districts of Madhya Pradesh.

"Gangsters and criminals of Delhi and NCR use such illegal weapons in committing crimes in the national capital and other areas," said Yadav.

Gautam told police that he along with one Devendra, also of Mainpuri, are in the arms supply trade for the past few years.

"Gautam and Devendra were arrested March 18 this year from Bhind along with illegal arms and remained in jail for a week," Yadav added.