Haryana Police Saturday arrested an interstate arms smuggler from Madhya Pradesh along with the recovery of 14 illegal pistols and as many magazines. The accused has been identified as Gurudev Singh Barnala, a resident of Umrati village in Madhya Pradesh, who was living in Burhanpur district of the state, a Haryana Police spokesperson said. “On September 20, 2022, a police team was on patrolling duty along the Hodal-Punhana road in Haryana when they received information about one Ashif who possessed illegal pistols and intended to sell them. Acting on this information, Ashif was apprehended and two pistols and two magazines were recovered from his possession," the spokesperson said. Further investigation led to the arrest of another suspect, Shehnawaz alias Saini, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, on May 19, the spokesperson said, adding upon interrogation, Shehnawaz disclosed about Barnala, who was subsequently arrested on May 23 from Madhya Pradesh. During the search, police recovered 14 illegal country-made pistols and 14 magazines from his possession, he said. Police are questioning Barnala. It is expected that more information about the entire network involved in arms smuggling will be revealed, he said. In total, three people have been arrested in connection with this case and a total of 16 pistols and 16 magazines have been seized so far, the spokesperson said. In a separate case, the police team apprehended a wanted criminal with a reward of Rs 3,000 from Nuh's Nai village. The accused, identified as Razzak, was wanted in a fraud case registered at Cama police station in Rajasthan's Bharatpur. The accused was handed over to Cama police.
