In the last couple of months, the Special Cell and Crime Branch of Delhi Police have busted several gangs which were smuggling illegal weapons from Barwani, Dhar, Khandwa and Khargone districts of Madhya Pradesh and recovered arms which were very sophisticated in nature and in no way less than those build in state of the art ordinance factories.
According to senior police officials, criminals are now looking towards other options because security agencies have tightened their leash on the smuggling of illegal weapons from Munger which had become notorious for the illegal trade.
"We all know that Munger has been a big hub of gunrunning but in recent times, good quality guns have also come from Khargone and Ratlam areas of Madhya Pradesh. We have been making concentrated efforts to check this menace," Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) S N Shrivastava told PTI.
An in-house study into the growing use of sophisticated firearms over last few years revealed that in most of the cases, illegal weapons used in commission of various crimes in Delhi, were manufactured and supplied from Barwani, Dhar and Khargone of Madhya Pradesh and later smuggled into Delhi and NCR.