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Five held with illegal arms

The Delhi Police have arrested five accused from a hotel in Jangpura and recovered two country-made pistols and 14 live cartridges from them, officials said on Friday. The accused, primarily from Madhya Pradesh, were apprehended following a tip-off, they said....
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The Delhi Police have arrested five accused from a hotel in Jangpura and recovered two country-made pistols and 14 live cartridges from them, officials said on Friday.

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The accused, primarily from Madhya Pradesh, were apprehended following a tip-off, they said. The accused have been identified as Akash Yadav (30), Sachin Gupta (30), Krishna Rai (24), Subhajit Goswami (36) from Kolkata and Prakhar Shrivastav (24), the police said. Akash, the main accused, has a prior criminal record related to robbery registered in 2016, they said.

A police team tracked down a suspicious room locked from inside at the hotel. They questioned the suspects and after conducting a thorough search, recovered two country-made pistols, 14 live cartridges, Rs 35,000, eight smartphones, a laptop and a tablet. Further investigation is on to uncover the extent of the syndicate’s operations, said a police officer.

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