Interstate gunrunner nabbed, procured firearms from Bihar

Noida: Ahead of the state assembly elections, the Noida police on Monday claimed to have arrested an interstate smuggler who allegedly procured guns from Bihar and sold them to criminals in Delhi-NCR.
The accused has been identified as Raja Thakur, who’s originally from Khagaria district of Bihar. A case under Section 3/25 of the Arms Act was registered against him.
Police said they had activated their network to tighten the noose on the men smuggling illegal weapons made in Bihar into UP towns ahead of the assembly polls.
“On Monday, our team was carrying out routine checking near Sector 53 when it managed to stop a suspicious accused. During checking, four countrymade pistols, along with two live cartridges, were found from his possession,” said Rajneesh Verma, ACP-2 Noida.
During interrogation, cops said the accused revealed that he used to smuggle Munger-made guns into Delhi-NCR. “He has named two other people who are involved in the same act,” Verma said.
Police claimed that Munger-based illegal gun dealers have deputed their delivery men in each UP district and transactions are being done online.
“A delivery man is being paid Rs 1,000 for a pistol, along with transportation allowance and daily allowance. The route and mode of transportation for the delivery men and the modus operandi keep on changing from time to time in order to avoid arrest,” Verma said. A 0.32 bore Munger pistol is sold between Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000 in the state, while a Khandwa pistol is available between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000. “Our teams are working in coordination with Bihar Police in order to break this nexus,” the ACP said.