IN A joint operation, Crime Branch and Madhotal Police arrested an arms trader and seized 50 Chinese knives along with a mobile phone. The arrested accused has been identified as Paras Jain (33), son of Manoj Jain, native of Sangrampur in Damoh and currently residing in Mother Teresa Nagar, Madhotal. Additional SP (Crime), Jitendra Singh, while addressing a press conference, on Friday, informed that on the night of April 16, Crime Branch received a tip-off that Paras Jain was storing a large quantity of Chinese knives at his residence with the intent to sell them.

 

Acting promptly on the information, a joint team conducted a raid the identified spot. During the search, 50 knives were recovered from a carry bag hidden under a bed. The accused revealed that he intended to sell each knife for Rs 200. He further disclosed that the knives were supplied by his relative Abhi alias Abhishek Gupta, a resident of Giridih, Jharkhand, through an intermediary. Madhotal Police have registered a case under Sections 25 and 25(3)(i) of the Arms Act and Section 49 of the BNS against Paras Jain, Abhishek Gupta and another unidentified person and a search is underway to arrest the remaining accused.