An illegal arms dealer was arrested from southeast Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan and a large haul of arms and ammunition were recovered from his possession, police said.
The 33-year-old accused, identified as Savinder Kumar, is a resident of Meerut and allegedly started trading in illegal arms around 18 months ago. He initially used to source his consignments from Dhanbad in Jharkhand, DCP (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said today.
He soon started his own pistol manufacturing and assembling unit at his native place with the help of Dhanbad-based gun manufacturers whom he had met earlier, police said.
Acting on a tip off, the police laid a trap in Sarai Kale Khan area yesterday and arrested Kumar when he arrived there in a car.
As many as 50 pistols and 100 magazines were seized from his vehicle, police said.
"It is the biggest haul of illegal pistols in the national capital in the past few years. The police are now trying to track down some of the associates of Kumar," Kumar added.
