Two held with 19 pistols, 24 cartridges

Two men were arrested and 19 pistols and 24 live cartridges recovered from them by police which claimed on Tuesday to have busted a gang which ‘home delivered’ illegal firearms after taking the order on phone and getting the payment deposited in their accounts. Manoj Kumar, alias Pappu, a resident of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Gajanand from Singun village of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, were arrested by the Crime Branch recently after it received a tip-off that a gang based in Aligarh and Madhya Pradesh is indulging in supply of illegal arms and ammunition in Delhi and NCR after they are manufactured in Khargone. ‘On 1 November, a tip-off was received that Manoj Kumar would come near Big Bazar, Vasant Kunj, Mehruali Main Road, to deliver a consignment of illegal arms and ammunition to one of his contacts. Accordingly, a trap was laid and at about 1.40 pm, Kumar came there in a car and he was apprehended and 12 pistols and 24 live cartridges were recovered from his possession,’ said additional commissioner of police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav.