India News | Maha: After Aurangabad Haul, Pimpri Chinchwad Cops Find 97 Swords in Two Boxes at Courier Firm

Pune, Apr 4 (PTI) Five days after Aurangabad police seized 37 swords couriered from Punjab, 97 swords and two daggers were recovered in Pimpri Chinchwad in Pune, an official said on Monday.

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He said two wooden boxes containing swords and daggers had been sent by one Umesh Sud, a resident of Amritsar in Punjab, while the recipient was Anil Hon from Aurangabad, both of whom have been booked under IPC and Arms Act provisions.

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"After a case was registered in Aurangabad following seizure of swords from a courier firm, we had directed courier firms to scan parcels carefully. On April 1, a representative of a courier firm informed about swords and daggers being couriered in two wooden boxes. We found 92 swords and two daggers," a Pimpri Chinchwad police official said.

He added that in another case, a parcel containing five swords was also seized from the same courier firm. This was sent by one Manindar from Amritsar and the recipient was one Akash Patil from Ahmednagar.

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