TWO ARMS DEALERS ARRESTED, 200 LIVE CARTRIDGES, TWO REGULAR RIFLES, ONE PISTOL RECOVERED
Bhojpur Special Task Force (STF), acting on a tip off, conducted raid at the AC B1 bogie of the 12393 Shramjeevi Express and arrested two members of interstate gang of arms dealers and recovered 200 live cartridges, two regular rifles, one pistol and two mobiles from their possession.
Ara, 17 April 2023, (RNI): Bhojpur Special Task Force (STF), acting on a tip off, conducted raid at the AC B1 bogie of the 12393 Shramjeevi Express and arrested two members of interstate gang of arms dealers and recovered 200 live cartridges, two regular rifles, one pistol and two mobiles from their possession. The arrested arms dealers were identified as Hareram son of Moti Chand of Dehari village under Mahal police station of Devaria district in Uttar Pradesh and Sumit Singh son of Balram Singh of Chandpur village under Maharajganj police station Raibareli district in Uttar Uttar Pradesh.
The STF got information that arms dealers were coming to Ara from New Delhi in 12392 Down ShreeemJeevi Express. As the train arrived at the Bihia railway station under Danapur rail division of East Central Railway (ECR), Hajipur, the STF jointly with RPF and the GRP conducted raid in the AC B1 bogie of the train and arrested two arms dealers. When they searched their bag, the police recovered 200 live cartridges, two regular rifles, one pistol and two mobiles. A named FIR was lodged against them and the police are investigating the matter and also conducting raids to arrest the person to whom the consignment was to be delivered.
During interrogation, the arrested arms dealers confessed that some persons near New Delhi railway station had given them arms and ammunition to be delivered in a village at Bihia in Bhojpur district of Bihar. Sumit Singh said that he had come to Ara second time to deliver arms and was promised Rs. 5000 besides meal. One Sudhir Kumar of New Delhi had given the arms and ammunition to him to deliver them to Arun Kumar of Bihia in Bhojpur district. He further said that after that he and Hareram got reservation in the AC B1 bogie of the Shramjeevi Express. Sumit Singh revealed he needed money for the marriage of her sister which was to be solemnized on May 15, 2023 and so he accepted the delivery of arms and ammunition. Later the police sent them to jail.
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