Prima facie, this appears to have been done through a criminal network. However, the police is not ruling out the terror angle either.
Prima facie, this appears to have been done through a criminal network. However, the police is not ruling out the terror angle either.
Six persons have been arrested in connection with smuggling of ammunition in East Delhi ahead of Independence Day.
The accused have been identified as Ajmal, Rashid, Parikshit, Saddam, Kamran and Nasir, police said.
Police said that a huge quantity of ammunition including more than 2,251 live cartridges have been recovered from the accused.
On August 6, when police were patrolling, they saw two suspects walking towards the parking lot with a trolley bag. On continuous interrogation, it was found that he had 2,251 live cartridges including various imported ammunition. Police said an auto-rickshaw driver had informed them about the two.
The suspects, identified as Ajmal Khan (20) and Rashid alias Lallan (20), were immediately apprehended. Police said that both are residents of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh.
DCP (East) Priyanka Kashyap said that on continuous interrogation, the accused revealed that they had received ammunition from a person in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, and it was given to a person (name and other details withheld by police) in Lucknow. was being given.
The DCP said that the accused persons disclosed that they had already supplied such consignments four-five times.
The police raided the areas of Lucknow and Jaunpur to nab the accused. He said one of the proposed receivers, Saddam, was arrested from Jaunpur.
Another team of police searched the areas of Dehradun and arrested Parikshit Negi (42), who ran the gun house there. Police said Negi disclosed that he had bought ammunition from several gun houses in Uttarakhand as well as other sources after manipulating the records of his gun house.
Negi further supplied ammunition to the arrested persons. He was also involved in such smuggling. The DCP said that three more members of the syndicate have been arrested.
According to a senior police officer, prima facie, the accused appears to be part of a criminal network, but did not rule out a terror angle. However, the police is not ruling out the terror angle.
Six persons have been arrested in connection with smuggling of ammunition in East Delhi ahead of Independence Day.
The accused have been identified as Ajmal (20), Rashid (20, Parikshit, 42, Saddam, Kamran and Nasir), police said.
Police said that a huge quantity of ammunition including more than 2,2251 live cartridges have been recovered from the accused.
On August 6, when the police were patrolling near the Anand Vihar area, they saw two suspects walking towards the parking lot with a trolley bag. On continuous interrogation, it was found that he had 2,251 live cartridges including various imported ammunition.
The suspects, identified as 20-year-old Ajmal Khan and 20-year-old Rashid alias Lallan, were immediately apprehended. Police said that both are residents of Jaunpur in UP.
DCP (East) Priyanka Kashyap said that on continuous interrogation, the accused revealed that they had received ammunition from a person in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and it was being given to a person in Lucknow.
The DCP said that the accused persons disclosed that they had already supplied such consignments four-five times.
The police raided the areas of Lucknow and Jaunpur to nab the accused. He said one of the proposed receivers, Saddam, was arrested from Jaunpur.
Another team of police searched the areas of Dehradun and arrested 42-year-old Parikshit Negi, who ran the gun house there. Police said Negi disclosed that he had bought ammunition from several gun houses in Uttarakhand as well as other sources after manipulating the records of his gun house.
He further supplied ammunition to the arrested persons. He was also involved in such smuggling. The DCP said that three more members of the syndicate have been arrested.