Two nabbed with 7 weapons

Mohali, July 17

The police arrested two persons alleged to be arms suppliers with links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and recovered seven unlicensed weapons and two live rounds from them in the Dera Bassi area.

One of the suspects, Sonu Kumar of Trivedi Camp, was nabbed under the Arms Act on July 12, while the other, Varun Pathak of Ferozepur, was nabbed yesterday.

The police said the duo used to bring weapons from UP and MP for Rs 15,000-20,000 and sold them for Rs 50,000-60,000 in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan areas.

SSP Sandeep Garg said, “The youths had links with Bishnoi gang members through social media and used to supply weapons to them.” A case was registered at the Mubarikpur police station.