Police get crucial information on the sources of weapons

Three days after the Rajpura police claimed to have apprehended five members of a gang that was plotting a robbery and broke up the group, the focus of the investigation has now switched to figuring out how the accused obtained guns.

The Madhya Pradesh weapons module is reportedly being investigated, according to sources, since the gang members had contact with someone who might provide them with the weapons. They said, “After questioning the accused, we have some important leads and we are working towards identifying the nexus.”

The Patiala police were tipped off three days ago about a “five-member” group that was in possession of stolen cars and illegal firearms. They were preparing a heist and were hiding in a residential neighborhood next to a school on Rajpura’s ICL road.

In response to the information, DSP (Rajpura) Bikramjit Singh Brar organized a special squad, which conducted a nighttime raid and took all five of the accused into custody. One country-made handgun chambered in.315 caliber, five cartridges, two sharp weapons, two stolen bikes used in different crimes, and a fictitious license plate were among the items the police claimed to have retrieved from them.

After questioning the suspects, Brar said, “we have some leads and concrete information.” He said, “Teams are working to make further arrests.”

The accused have been identified as Gaurav Rajput, a current resident of Banda Basti, Banur; Nishan Singh of Gurdaspur; Sunny Masih of Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur; and Shiv Kumar, a native of Bihar who now resides in Banda Basti, Banur.

The accused’s first questioning showed that they were working with criminals who were inmates of the Goindwal prison. Sunny Masih, the gang’s boss, is the subject of many criminal charges involving weapons and drugs. The.32 caliber gun he had acquired belonged to a supplier in Madhya Pradesh. Gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpur’s assistant Piara Singh and Sunny are rivals.

A case was filed under the Arms Act’s Sections 25/54/59 (6) (7) and the IPC’s Sections 399, 402, and 473.

Connecting Madhya Pradesh

The illicit weapon production sector has now moved from Uttar Pradesh to Madhya Pradesh, according to information obtained from police officers looking into various instances, and the caliber of semi-automatic guns has significantly increased. Gangsters have access to a wide range of weaponry, from high-end firearms that cost around Rs 50,000 to pistols as little as Rs 15,000. According to a senior IPS officer who recently uncovered one such scam, “weapon dealers who do not even apply for weapon licences” put bullets up for sale illegally, making their jobs easier for arms traffickers operating in the state.