Man held with illegal weapons worth Rs 8 lakh

Gurugram police arrested a man with two foreign-made Glock pistols and one country-made pistol, valued at Rs 8 lakh.

According to the police, on October 27, a team of the crime unit in Sector 40 arrested an arms supplier with an illegal Glock pistol. The accused was identified as Vikas, alias Khila, a resident of Ullahwas village in Gurugram district. During interrogation, the accused named his supplier.

The police arrested the main supplier on Tuesday who was identified as Ajit (30), a resident of Kari Dharni village. Three pistols were seized from Ajit, including two foreign-made Glock pistols (made in Austria) and one country-made pistol. Ajit stated that he purchased these from an individual in Hansi.

“During interrogation, the accused revealed that he had purchased both the foreign-made pistols for Rs 5 lakh and the country-made pistol for Rs 25,000. We are now searching for Ajit’s supplier,” said a police spokesperson.