Bhopal Crime Branch busts illegal arms trafficking racket, arrests two

 

 

Crime Branch has arrested two accused involved in the illegal trafficking of weapons in the city. During the operation, officials recovered a country-made pistol along with a live cartridge. The accused were reportedly planning to use the illegal firearm in criminal activities. A case under Section 25(1-A) of the Arms Act has been registered against the accused, and investigations are ongoing. One of the arrested, Aman Dahia is also known to have multiple criminal cases registered against him at other police stations. Police are also questioning the accused regarding the buying and selling of illegal weapons.

 

Aman Dahia is further accused of involving in supplying drugs in large quantities from Noida and Delhi. To tackle rising crime, Bhopal Police Commissioner Harinarayanachari Mishra and Additional Police Commissioner Pankaj Srivastava launched a special campaign aimed at arresting criminals and curbing illegal activities. Under their supervision, Crime Branch officials, led by SHO Ashok Maravi, along with Deputy Superintendent of Police Akhil Patel, Additional DSP Shailendra Singh Chauhan, and Assistant Police Commissioner Sujit Tiwari, were directed to take immediate action against illegal arms traffickers. The case came to light after a tip-off that a man named Ankit Kahar was standing near the railway overbridge on Rehti Road, Obedullaganj.

 

Police verified the information and found Ankit, who confessed to purchasing the pistol three months ago from a contact named Ansul alias Bhuri. He revealed that the pistol and live cartridge were handed over to him by Aman Dahia near his hotel in Abdullahganj. Initially, Ankit gave false leads on the weapon’s location but later admitted to hiding the pistol wrapped in foil on the rooftop of an abandoned house near his shop close to Bharat Talkies Chowraha. Police recovered the weapon and cartridge from the location. Both accused had no valid license for the firearm. Ankit Kahar, 33, is a restaurant owner, while Aman Dahia, 27, is engaged in private work. Both are now facing legal action under the Arms Act.