Haryana native held with pistol, three live cartridges

Mohali, February 25

The Mohali police have arrested a person for possessing a country made pistol and three live cartridges late last night.

The suspect has been identified as Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Alipur village in Jind district, Haryana.

Divulging details, SSP Satinder Singh said a police team, led by Inspector Sukhbir Singh, in-charge of the Lalru police station, was present on the slip road near Government School, Lalru. The police saw a man coming from Lalru towards the ITI. After seeing the police, the suspect turned back. The police nabbed him after a brief chase. During his search, the police recovered a country made pistol and three live cartridges from his possession.

A case under Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered against the suspect at the Lalru police station.

During preliminary investigations, the suspect revealed that he had purchased the weapon from a person in the Kishanganj area of Rajasthan to create terror in the area. The suspect was today produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody. — TNS