“Gujarat: Illegal arms racket busted by police in Ahmedabad; Shahnawaz, Samir, Faran and three others arrested with cache of weapons”, Opindia, September 09, 2023:
“Ahmedabad Police have busted an illegal weapons racket in Gujarat. Six individuals caught in possession of a huge amount of cash and a cache of weapons and ammunition were taken into custody by the Zone 7 Local Crime Branch (LCB) on 7 September. Nine pistols, a revolver, 61 rounds, and three magazines were seized by the police.
Shahnawaz Sheikh, Samir Pathan, Faran Khan Pathan, Uzer Khan Pathan, Zaid Khan Pathan and Shah Rukh Khan Pathan have been apprehended whereas a search effort is in progress to nab another perpetrator named Aftab who has eluded capture. The day-long operation took place on 6 September.
Police informed, “A total of 6 persons were arrested from Wasana and Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad city and 9 pistols and 1 revolver worth Rs 2,50,000 and 61 live cartridges worth Rs 6100 and 3 empty magazines worth Rs 1500 were seized from them. 2 Mobile phone keys worth Rs 8000 were found and cash worth Rs 2,65,600 was seized…..”
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