The crime branch sleuths of Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissionerate have arrested a youth on charges of illegally possessing a firearm on Thursday.
Besides, seizing the firearm, the sleuths have confiscated his bullets during the raid. The accused has been identified as Siddesh Dayanad Kamble (20), a resident of Chikahli.
Farouque Mulla, a police naik attached to the crime branch lodged an FIR in this case.
Acting on a tip-off that Kamble would be arriving in the area, a team of crime branch officials laid the trap and nabbed the accused.
The pistol has been estimated to be worth ₹50 and a case under arms act has been lodged in connection with the incident.
The crime branch has appealed to the citizen to provide them tip-off on such type of criminal elements operating in the area.