NEW DELHI: In a major operation against gunrunners and criminals, the Delhi Police has busted an interstate syndicate of illegal firearms traffickers and arrested 18 criminals, including a gang leader who is already lodged in Dasna jail.
The police also managed to seize a large cache of arms and ammunition. Special Commissioner of Police (Crime) Devesh Chandra Srivastva said they received crucial information about two gunrunners, Arshad and Mohd. Suleman, both residents of Mulla Colony, Gazipur, who were planning to go to Noida to execute a robbery.
The tip-off revealed that they had illegal arms and ammunition and were travelling in a stolen car with fake number plate. Accordingly, a team was formed and deployed to a specified location where they intercepted the alleged I-20 car.
“The person sitting in the front passenger seat pointed a gun at the team, but he was overpowered. Both the accused was arrested,” the Special CP said, adding the car was found stolen from Karol Bagh.
On questioning, the duo revealed that they had purchased the illegal arms from one Anuj alias Moni following which he was also arrested.
Investigation also revealed that one Arjun provided the illegal arms to the accused. The information was developed and Arjun was apprehended from Kanawani, Makanpur village. On sustained interrogation, he disclosed that he had provided illegal arms and ammunitions to several persons.
At his instance, three more accused namely — Asif alias Monu, Salman Ahmad alias Raja, and Ajay aka Tarun were arrested. Ajay told the cops that he had supplied many illegal weapons to one Madan and Kallu following which multiple raids were conducted and three more people Rohit Baisla, Gaurav Bansal and Shivam Kalli were nabbed.
“Probe revealed that there is a gang known as ‘Madan gang’, who indulge in supplying illegal weapons in Delhi-NCR. We also got to know about the members of the gang who were identified as Shivam, Vansh, Madan, Chhotu Pandit, Ashu Gurjar, Abhay Yadav and Imam,” the Special CP said.
In their crackdown, the police arrested 16 people, and following up on leads, apprehended two more suspects.