NEW DELHI: One of the key suppliers of weapons to NCR gangs was arrested by Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Sunday.
The suspect has been identified as Mohammed Ishab (39), a resident of Mewat in Bharatpur area of Rajasthan.
DCP (Special Cell) Pramod Kushwaha said 15 semi-automatic pistols of .32 bore and 30 live cartridges were recovered from the suspect. “The accused sourced the arms and ammunitions from Madhya Pradesh and supplied to Delhi-NCR, Haryana and West UP,” the DCP added.
As part of an enhanced crackdown on gunrunners, the suspect has been booked under Section 25(8) of the amended Arms Act, 2019, in which there is a provision of minimum sentence of 10 years, which can be extended to life imprisonment.
The arrest was made by the southern range of the Speical Cell led by ACP Attar Singh and inspector Ishwar Singh who had laid a trap near Modi Mill flyover on Mathura Road after receiving a tip-off about Ishab’s movements.
