India News | Three Arrested with Arms and Ammunition in Jharkhand

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Jun 3 (PTI) Three persons have been arrested and arms and ammunition seized from their possession in Jamshedpur city of Jharkhand, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, police raided Marine Drive Road at Ramnagar beside Kharkhai River in Kadma police station area on Monday and nabbed the trio following a chase as they were trying to flee, Superintendent of Police (City) Kumar Shivashish said.

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Of the three, two buyers, identified as Lalit Yadav (33) and Rakesh Kumar (30), had come to the spot to purchase a firearm from arms dealer Sharukh Khan (29).

Police seized two country-made pistols and three cartridges, he said.

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The SP said Khan has criminal antecedents and a case has already been lodged against him.

He said a police investigation is underway to find out the source of the arms.

A case under sections of the Arms Act has been lodged, he added.

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