Three arms suppliers arrested in Bhojpur

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Ara : Bhojpur police with the help of the STF, Patna, arrested three members of an inter- district gang of arms suppliers and also seized three countrymade pistols and over 120 round live cartridges from their possession late July 18, 2017, evening.

The arrested members of the gang of arms suppliers were identified as KB, son of Shiv Balak Prasad of Jawahar Tola under Town police station, Ara, Md Hasnain, son of Md Nizamuddin of Bhaluhipur under Town Police station, Ara, and Maheshar Ansari, son of Reyaz Ansari of vullage Berbahira in Munger district.

SDPO, Sanjay Kumar, said that Patna STF team informed Bhojpur police that an arms supplier was  going to Ara from Munger to supply arms there. The STF team also reached Ara. The STF and the Bhojpur police laid trap near Ara railway station and eastern railway crossing and arrested Mahesar Ansari when he got down from a train along with two countrymade pistols and 120 rounds of live cartridges and moved towards eastern railway crossing to deliver the consignment. Police also arrested Md Hasnain, who had come near the eastern railway crossing, to receive the main supplier. On their revelation, police conducted raid at Jawahr Tola the same night and arrested KB along with a countrymade pistol and some live cartridges.