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Arms smuggler arrested

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Press Trust of India Jaipur

Acting on a tip-off, Harkesh Meena was arrested from Gangapur city area in Sawaimadhopur yesterday.

"14 country-made pistols, five semi-automatic pistols and 510 live cartridges were recovered from the possession of the accused," DIG SOG Vishal Bansal said.

Meena was involved in supply of arms to anti-social elements in various states, including Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, he said.

The man was produced in a local court, which remanded him in five-day police custody.

  

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First Published: Aug 29 2012 | 6:05 PM IST

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