A 28-year-old man was arrested by Punjab Police for allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to gangsters.
A .12 bore rifle and 35 live cartridges of .30 bore pistol were recovered from his possession, Mohali SSP Gupreet Singh Bhullar said here today.
The accused has been identified as Mahavir Singh, resident of Ferozepur district, police said.
The accused had links with fugitive gangsters like Tirath Singh, Aslam and Sandeep and used to supply arms, ammunition and stolen cars to them for carrying out criminal activities, the police alleged.
Acting on a tip off, police had laid a cordon at Siswan T-point on February 10 to nab Mahavir. As per information, the accused was going to Baddi in Himachal Pradesh to supply weapons to the gangsters, SSP said.
After learning about the presence of police, Mahavir left the vehicle and fled to a jungle area in Baddi. Police then recovered 35 live cartridges of .30 bore pistol from his car, police said.
Mahavir was arrested from Ratwara Sahib T-point on the Chandigarh-Mullanpur road yesterday.
Police then recovered .12 bore rifle along with two live cartridges which were hidden by Mahavir in bushes on the Siswan-Baddi road, the SSP said.
During investigation, it was found that the accused used to provide accommodation to gangsters on rent in Mohali, Kharar and Mullanpur and that he was receiving funds from them.
Mahavir Singh was living in Mohali and posing as a property dealer.
A case under relevant sections of IPC and Arms has been registered against the accused.
