Illegal arm supplier nabbed, pistols seized
New Delhi, June 27: An illegal fire arm supplier has been arrested along two of his associates, and 26 sophisticated pistols recovered from their possession, police said on Wednesday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Northeast, Atul Kumar Thakur said that Salim Ahmad, 47, and his associates -- Naseem Ahmad, 30, and Mohammad Faizan, 22, were nabbed from Osmanpur on Tuesday.
"We recovered 26 sophisticated semi-automatic pistols, 30 mm pistols, 800 live cartridges of different bores, 19 magazines, Rs 1 lakh cash and a Fortuner car in which the arms and ammunition were being transported," he said.
Salim Ahmad told police that he has been in the crime world for more than last 20 years and was supplying arms for the past few years.
"He was fond of carrying weapons and the illegal arms came to him for repair and from various parts of Western UP. While travelling, he hid the weapons in the spare wheel of the vehicles," the police officer said.
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New Delhi-Ahmedabad special train tonight for T20 WC finals: Railways
New Delhi (PTI): Northern Railway will operate a special train from New Delhi to Ahmedabad on Saturday at 11.45 pm for cricket enthusiasts who wish to watch the T20 World Cup final.
"Due to an increase in flight ticket costs and unavailability of train tickets following a surge in the number of passengers willing to go to Ahmedabad, we have decided to operate a special train from New Delhi for the convenience of cricket lovers," Himanshu Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer, Northern Railway, said.
"The 19-coach special train with ACII and ACIII classes will commence from New Delhi tonight at 11.45 and reach Sabarmati tomorrow at 2.30 pm via Delhi Cantt, Gurugram and Jaipur," he added.
Officials informed that train number 04062 is available for booking on the IRCTC website and mobile application.
