Three gangsters involved in gun running racket arrested

Three gangsters involved in a gun running racket here have been arrested and 11 locally fabricated, good quality firearms recovered from them, police said today.
Acting on a tip, the Crime Branch cops arrested Mohammad Hasim, 61, near Sarai Kale Khan ISBT and recovered three firearms from a specially designed cavity of his hatchback, said Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner (Crime) of Police.
During interrogation, Hasim revealed the names of his suppliers including Khilafat and Saroon.
Saroon, 45, was arrested from his village and two more country made firearms were recovered from his shop. Khilafat, 66, was also arrested from his village in Meerut and locally made firearms were recovered from him.

In all 11 fine quality country made firearms were recovered that were meant to be supplied to the criminals in Western UP and Delhi at Rs 25,000 to Rs 50000 per piece.
"Khilafat has a very wide network of supply and further raids are going on to apprehend other receivers and associates of the gang. In the past, efforts were made to apprehend him, but he always managed to elude police," he said.