In Brief: Two weapon suppliers held

The arrest of two wanted criminals has led the Delhi Police to nab two weapon suppliers in the national capital, officials said on Tuesday. Rohit Kapoor and Rinku, alias Sagar, both implicated in over 80 criminal cases of armed robbery and vehicle theft, were arrested on December 29 following a brief exchange of fire at Madipur in west Delhi, the police said. Their interrogation led to the arrest of Rahul Kumar (34) and Sumit Chauhan (35), who allegedly supplied weapons to them, they said. The police recovered four firearms, eight live cartridges, one knife, and four stolen vehicles from the possession of the accused, officials said, adding that the entire operation helped solve 16 cases of armed robbery and vehicle theft.

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