SPECIAL CELL TEAM UNDER SUPERVISION OF ACP SATYAVIR SINGH BUSTS ILLEGAL GUN TRADING RACKET

ILLEGAL GUN TRADING RACKET BUSTED :  22 SOPHISTICATED SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOLS OF 7.65 MM RECOVERED BEARING MARK “MADE IN ENGLAND”

A team of Special Cell led by Inspector Manoj Dixit and Inspector Shiv Kumar under the supervision of Sh. Satyavir Singh, ACP/SR, Special Cell, has busted an Inter-State gang indulging in illegal firearm trade. The gang procured sophisticated semi automatic pistols from Balwadi, Distt. Dhar (M.P.) and sold them further to criminal elements in the area of Delhi and NCR. The apprehended persons include Salaam S/o S/o Abbas R/o Village Radhna Inayatpur, PS Kithore, Distt. Meerut, UP, aged 52 years, Kalua S/o Late Iqbal R/o Village Ajrara, PS Mundali, Distt. Meerut, UP, aged 57 years and Pradeep Mandlik @ Bhavadiya S/o Naineshwar Mandlik R/o Village Aurangabad, PS Bhawani Nagar, Distt. Ahmadnagar, Maharastra, aged 24 years. A haul of 22 semi automatic sophisticated pistols bearing mark “MADE IN ENGLAND”” alongwith 22 extra magazines, one Hyundai Santro car bearing registration No. UP15AQ-3280 have been recovered from the possession of the accused persons. The weapons were meant for supply to the persons in Kardampuri and Mangol Puri of Delhi.

On 03.12.13, a specific information was received that a huge consignment of illegal weapons shall be supplied in an Santro car bearing No. UP15AQ-3280 at Wazirabad Road, Opposite Indian Oil Petrol Pump, Nand Nagri, Delhi. On this information, Inspr. Manoj Dixit and Inspr. Shiv Kumar alongwith staff laid a trap near Bus Stand, Gagan Cinema, Opposite Indian Oil Petrol Pump, Nand Nagri, Delhi. At about 09:20 AM, one Grey Colour Santro car bearing No. UP15AQ-3280 came from UP and halted on the service road of Main Wazirabad Road. Two persons holding a bag in their hands came out of the vehicle and were waiting for someone. The driver remained seated in the car. All the three persons were overpowered.  Upon interrogation, their names and addresses were known as Salaam S/o S/o Abbas R/o Village Radhna Inayatpur, PS Kithore, Distt. Meerut, UP, Kalua S/o Late Iqbal R/o Village Ajrara, PS Mundali, Distt. Meerut, UP and Pradeep Mandlik @ Bhavadiya S/o Naineshwar Mandlik R/o Village Aurangabad, PS Bhawani Nagar, Distt. Ahmadnagar, Maharastra. They initially tried to bluff the Special Cell team on one pretext or the other but could not succeed and ultimately revealed that they used inbuilt capsule cavities below backseat of the car besides Petrol tank and inside the front doors to conceal the weapons. A thorough search resulted in recovery of 22 pistols as well as 22 spare magazines from the Santro Car. Accordingly, a case under appropriate sections of law has been registered at PS Special Cell, Lodhi Colony, New Delhi.

Operation:  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 were manufactured and supplied from Munger, Bihar into Delhi and NCR. Subsequent investigations also revealed that Balwadi, Distt. Dhar (M.P.) has also come up as a major weapon manufacturing hub from where it is supplied to different parts of the country including Delhi/NCR. Accordingly, a team of Special Cell led by Inspector Manoj Dixit and Inspector Shiv Kumar worked diligently and relentlessly by deploying informers in and around Delhi, UP West and Madhya Pradesh. After sustained perseverance, on 03.12.13, an information was received about delivery of a huge consignment of illegal firearms at Wazirabad Road, Opposite Indian Oil Petrol Pump, Nand Nagri, Delhi, by Salaam, Kalua and Pradeep Mandlik in an Santro car. On this development, surveillance was mounted at bordering area of Delhi. After painstaking efforts, this vehicle i.e. Santro car was tracked in the service road of Main Wazirabad Road from the side of UP.  The modus operandi used by culprits was well designed as they had used inbuilt capsule cavities below backseat of the car besides Petrol tank and inside the front doors of the vehicle to conceal the pistols before illegal transportation. However, they could not outsmart Special Cell officials.

During investigation, involvement of one Tanman Singh R/o Sendhwa, MP, as manufacturer as well as main supplier of illegal arms & ammunition has been revealed. He manufactures and gets delivered illegal firearms to his contacts in Delhi and NCR through Salaam, Kalua and Pradeep Mandlik. They supply weapons to almost every part of the Country. It is also revealed that all of them supplies at least one such consignment every fortnight. All the sophisticated pistols recovered bear the mark “MADE IN ENGLAND”. Once again Tanman Singh has emerged as a Main supplier of these sophisticated weapons.

Further investigation is in progress.

                                                                           (SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV)

                                                                        Deputy Commissioner of Police;

                                                                                    Special Cell, New Delhi.

Source:Delhi Police (PR Cell)