Two alleged illegal arms suppliers were today arrested by a joint team of Anti-terror Squad (ATS) and UP police from Bannadevi area in Aligarh, police said.
UP police ATS wing had been receiving information in connection with the illegal arms supply in the state through Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Nepal, a police spokesman said here.
Acting on the tip-off, the ATS and Aligarh police arrested Karmveer Singh and Kalicharan from Bannadevi area this afternoon, he said.
40 pistols of different bores, cartridges, a vehicle and two mobile phones were recovered from their possession, he said.
