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21-yr-old held in Pimpri Chinchwad after his video with gun goes viral

Police said a probe was launched after a video of a youngster holding a gun was widely circulated on social media.

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Police have booked both Gaikwad and Waghmare under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Indian Arms Act. (File photo)

Pimpri Chinchwad police arrested a 21-year-old man after a video of him holding a gun in his hands went viral on social media.

Police identified the youngster as Om alias Nanya Vinayak Gaikwad, a resident of Sangam Nagar in Old Sangvi. Police recovered a country-made pistol along with a live cartridge from his possession.

Police constable Akash Khandagale lodged a first information report (FIR) against Gaikwad at Sangvi police station on Thursday.

Police said a probe was launched into a video of a youngster holding a gun, which had been widely circulated on social media. A probe confirmed the youngster seen in the video was Om Gaikwad.

The police nabbed Gaikwad for investigation. Police said Gaikwad admitted it was his video and the pistol belonged to his friend Ashish Waghmare of Navi Sangvi. Fearing police action, Waghmare allegedly gave the pistol and a cartridge to Gaikwad, who in turn hid the firearm near an electricity distribution panel in Aundh Hospital area. A police team recovered the pistol and cartridge from the spot, a press release issued on Friday stated.

Police booked both Gaikwad and Waghmare under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Indian Arms Act. Police sub-inspector Sandip Khalate, the investigation officer, said, “Gaikwad has been arrested. Search is on for Waghmare. Further investigation is on to know from where and why the illegal pistol was procured.”

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