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Two arms' suppliers held in Mumbai; 13 firearms seized

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Feb 02 2013 | 1:32 PM IST

On a tip-off, police laid a trap at Samrat Ashok Nagar in the suburban Vile Parle and apprehended Santosh Jaiswal at around 7 AM, Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy said, adding five revolvers, two pistols, two magazines and five rounds were found in his possession upon frisking.

According to police, Jaiswal had arrived here in a train to deliver the weapons.

In the second incident, Appu Brijmohan Singh was nabbed from Borivali railway station at around 4 AM. He was found carrying six country-made pistols and four rounds, police said.

The weapons were smuggled in the city in trains by the accused from Bihar, apparently as per the demand from the criminal gangs here, police said, adding the weapons were manufactured either in Bihar or near Nepal border.

  

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First Published: Jun 20 2012 | 4:07 AM IST

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