The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Monday said it has arrested seven people for purchasing illegal weapons and procuring bogus arms licenses from a gang from Uttar Pradesh.
DySP S L Chaudhary of the ATS had received information that the arrested accused — Mukeshsinh Hukamsinh Chauhan, Abhishek Rajdev Trivedi, Vedprakashsinh Rambabusinh, Rajendrasinh Lakahmansinh Sankhla, Ajay Bhuresinh Sengar, Sholesinh Rambabusinh Senger, and Vijaysinh Bhuresinh Senger — got in touch with Shyamsinh alias Raju Hukamsinh Chauhan and Shyamsinh Thakur of Uttar Pradesh and had paid a large amount of money to one Devkant Pandey who forged arms licences in the accused’s names and sold them illegal weapons.
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They had allegedly also helped others obtain fake arms licences and illegal weapons.
PI K B Solanki investigated the matter and found many people had availed their services between 2019 and 2022.
ATS officials said they had found and seized three revolvers and 187 rounds as well as 4 pistols with 98 rounds from the accused.
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On July 12, the seven accused were booked under BNS sections 336(2) (forgery), 337 (forgery of public register), 338 (forgery of valuable securities), 339 (intending to use forged documents as genuine), 341(2)(4) (using forged documents as genuine), 54 (abettor present), and 61(criminal conspiracy), as well as under Section 25(1-b)(a) of The Arms Act.
The police further found that these people had no residence or business in UP’s Etah, as mentioned in their bogus arms licences. Neither had they given any interview before the District Magistrate for procuring the licences. None of them had also signed any gun house registries that could confirm the purchase of the weapons.
All the seven were subsequently arrested. Two more persons have been detained as suspects and their interrogation is under way.
ATS officials said they had found and seized three revolvers and 187 rounds as well as 4 pistols with 98 rounds from the accused 
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