Cops seize 17 firearms,arrest 2

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch,in two operations in the past couple of days,seized a total of 17 firearms along with ammunition suspected to have been brought into the city for committing serious offences. The police have also arrested two persons from whom the weapons were seized.

The Unit 7 of the Crime Branch,on Thursday night,arrested one Manohar Gupta (32),hailing from Chhapra in Bihar,and seized 16 country-made pistols and 10 rounds in Bhandup. On Wednesday,the same unit arrested one Zuber Jamadar (34),a member of the Chhota Rajan gang and the first cousin of murdered Rajan aide Farid Tanasha,from Ghatkopar railway station. They also seized a 0.38-bore Star-make pistol with six rounds as well as 50 high-calibre centre-fire 9mm Winchester rounds. The same pistols were carried by the 26/11 attack gunmen.

“This is a new trend,in which instead of one weapon at a time,a large number of firearms are being brought into the city at one go. These are important detections as we believe at least 17 serious offences might have been prevented with the seizure of these weapons. The Crime Branch has always tried to control violent crimes by ensuring that illegal weapons are seized,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy said.