2 land in police dragnet with countrymade pistol

The Doraha police claimed to have nabbed two persons and seized one countrymade pistol and two cartridges from their custody. A case under the Arms Act has been registered against the suspects and they have been taken on a police remand for further probe.

As part of the ongoing crackdown against anti-social elements, the Doraha police had succeeded in arresting the suspects with arms. They have been identified as Simranjeet Singh of Doraha and Arvinder Singh of Ajnaud village. They were arrested on a tip-off when they were going from Delhi to Ludhiana in a car. The police got information that they were are about to use the arms for some purpose.

Payal DSP Hemant Malhotra, along with SHO Doraha Akash Dutt, said the culprits were arrested on the spot and one countrymade pistol and two cartridges were seized. They were presented in court. The police remand had been obtained and there are chances of further recoveries.

Simarjeet Singh has four cases registered against him while Arvinder has 13,” the DSP said.