Man lands in police dragnet with illegal pistol, cartridges

The Ludhiana police on Monday claimed to have nabbed a miscreant and recovered an illegal weapon from his possession.

Amandeep Singh Brar, ADCP (Investigation), Ludhiana, said under the leadership of ACP (Detective-2) Deep Karan Singh, inspector Beant Juneja, in-charge, crime branch, Ludhiana, ASI Bhupinder Singh and others had been taking action against anti-social elements involved in illegal arms smuggling. They also succeeded in arresting Shubham Sharma, a resident of Jalandhar and at present residing in Ludhiana, along with illegal arms.

From the man, one countrymade .32 bore pistol, along with a magazine and two cartridges, was recovered, which he was possessing illegally. A case was registered against the suspect at the Jamalpur police station, under Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act.

He was produced before a court and had been taken on a police remand for the next five days, during which he would be interrogated regarding the supply chain of the illegal arms, Juneja said.