Mumbai, May 9: In a significant operation against illegal arms, Gujarat Police acted on precise intelligence provided by the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and arrested a suspect on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Krishna Kumar Agarwal, 46, a resident of Goregaon East in Mumbai.
Authorities recovered a ‘Made in USA’ shotgun, a country-made weapon, and 35 cartridges from the suspect, who was allegedly transporting the weapons in an MG Hector car.
Additional Director General of Police (Anti-Terrorism Squad, Narcotics Task Force, and Gangster Task Force) Dinesh MN stated that the intelligence was received on Friday under the supervision of IG Rajesh Singh and DIG Yogesh Yadav. The information indicated that illegal weapons were being transported in a vehicle with registration number MH-47-AU-0117.
The intelligence was relayed to Assistant Sub-Inspector Kulveer Singh and Head Constable Suresh Kumar. Based on this information, the Rajasthan ATS analyzed relevant CCTV footage and other data to track the vehicle’s movement, which was heading from Jaipur to Palanpur in Gujarat. Subsequently, the Rajasthan ATS shared this information with the Gujarat ATS, leading to the interception of the MG Hector vehicle by the Banaskantha police in Gujarat.
During the search, officials seized the shotgun, a country-made pistol, and the cartridges. Krishna Kumar Agarwal, the vehicle’s owner and driver, has been arrested on charges of possessing and transporting illegal weapons.
The Rajasthan ATS has urged the public to report any information related to the transportation, sale, purchase, or possession of illegal weapons to their helpline number 0141-2610949. The identities of informants will be kept confidential, and they will be rewarded appropriately.
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