Four held, country-made arms seized
Hyderabad, Nov 2 (INN): City police on Tuesday revealed that they have apprehended a four-member gang who were trying to sell four country-made guns. According to police, the four accused, Yaseen, Arshadullah, Lateef Khan and Imran Khan were in illegal possession of country made weapons of 8mm caliber) and 05 rounds of .8mm and caliber. Briefing media persons, Police Commissioner AK Khan stated that the gang was nabbed when the Inspector of Police, Saidabad police station along with staff were conducting vehicle checking and frisking at Laxminagar crossroads.
The police team stopped two youngsters when they attempted to avoid the frisking. The youngsters were thoroughly frisked and this revealed one country made Gun (Tapancha) and one .8mm live round from the bikerider, later identified as Yaseen. The youngster riding pillion was identified as Arshadullah. The duo revealed the presence of the other two accused and subsequent raids led police to unearth the other three country-made guns from their possession.
According to police, Yaseen has a past history of criminal activity. He is an ex convict of Kanchanbagh Police station. He is involved in five criminal cases so far; among them three were house burglaries and one auto mobile theft. He was convicted twice in house burglary offences and under gone imprisonment for 18 months. He is also involved in one murder case of LB Nagar police station (2008).
He had come to know about arms being freely available in Bihar while in jail and taken Arshad to that state from where he procured the firearms. A case in Crime No 365/2010 U/S 25(1) (a) Arms Act has been registered and the four accused persons, the weapons and live rounds seized by the Saidabad Police are being produced before the Court. Further investigation is in progress.
News Posted: 2 November, 2010
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