3 arrested with 17 illegal pistols in Bhiwani

Addressing a press conference, Bhiwani superintendent of police (SP) Varun Singla said the CIA-2 team had received a tip-off on Wednesday that a huge cache of weapons had been supplied from Madhya Pradesh to Nakipur village in the district.

The Bhiwani police crime investigation agency (CIA-2) arrested three miscreants and recovered a huge cache of weapons and ammunition from Nakipur village in the district.

The police have recovered 17 illegal pistols, one carbine, eight magazines and 53 cartridges from the accused. (HT photo)

The police have recovered 17 illegal pistols, one carbine, eight magazines and 53 cartridges from the accused.

Addressing a press conference, Bhiwani superintendent of police (SP) Varun Singla said the CIA-2 team had received a tip-off on Wednesday that a huge cache of weapons had been supplied from Madhya Pradesh to Nakipur village in the district.

“The police raided a room in the fields of Nakipur village and recovered 17 illegal pistols, one carbine, eight magazines and 53 cartridges from Sunil Kumar, 20, a resident of neighbouring village of Chahar Kalan. He received weapons from his two aides —Sandeep, alias Lala, 19, and Ashish, alias Dinesh, 20, of Singhani village in the district. They will be produced in a court and will be taken on remand. We will inquire about their future moves,” the SP added.