One arrested with illegal weapon

The Ludhiana rural police on Tuesday arrested a man and seized a 9 mm countrymade pistol, along with one cartridge.

The suspect has been identified as Rajdeep Singh, a resident of Lopoke Agwar.

The investigating officer in the case, ASI Balwinder Singh, CIA, Jagraon, said when he, along with the police team, was conducting patrolling in Jagraon, they got a tip-off that the suspect was carrying an illegal weapon and he might use the same in some criminal activity. The police conducted a raid at Dhaliwal Colony from where the man was arrested and the weapon was seized.

A case under the Arms Act was registered against the suspect and further investigation was launched by the police to inquire about the weapon supplier from whom the man brought the illegal pistol. Probe would also verify if he used the weapon in some criminal activity or not.