Arms supplier held with two pistols

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Chandigarh, Updated At : 01:36 AM Sep 05, 2026 IST

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The Operations Cell of the Chandigarh Police has arrested a weapons supplier and recovered two country-made pistols and four cartridges from his possession.

According to a police release, the accused has been identified as 33-year-old Vijay Rathor, a native of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team arrested Rathor on August 26. During questioning, he told the police that he had come to Chandigarh to deliver illegal weapons on behalf of a main supplier based in Madhya Pradesh. The supplier reportedly provided arms to local gangsters as and when required.

Two associates of the main supplier, identified as Monu, alias Kandu, and Rahul, alias Rally, had already been arrested by the Operations Cell. A large cache of weapons was recovered from them.

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