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This is an archive article published on August 31, 1999

Three held for carrying weapons

SURAT, Aug 30: In a pre-election vehicle-checking drive during night hours, the Local Crime Branch LCB of the district police arrested ...

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SURAT, Aug 30: In a pre-election vehicle-checking drive during night hours, the Local Crime Branch LCB of the district police arrested three persons carrying two country pistols, a country-made revolver and six live cartridges. All three were produced in a court on Monday and remanded to LCB custody.

The police informed that Vijay Ramjash Dhobi, a resident of Sainath Society, Kapodara, originally hailing from Sikrola village of Azamgadh in UP, was arrested at Palsana Char Rasta. A country-made single-bullet pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from him.

In the second case, Pravin Velji Patel, a resident of Kalidas Society, Kapodara, originally from Bhandaria of Bhavnagar district, was arrested on the road opposite Gupta Fabrics near the Pipodara GIDC. The police seized a country-made revolver from him along with two live cartridges.

Prakash Sanyas Parida was the night8217;s third catch for the LCB 8212; near Karanj GIDC. Hailing from Orissa8217;s Ganjam district, and at present resident of Ghanshyanagar Society in Varachha, Parida had the weapon in his possession when he was nabbed. All the three arrested have been booked under sections of the IPC, BPA And Arms Act. The checking was carried out by LCB PI S A Sardar, PSI8217;s J R Tiwari, B D Barwaliya, S G Yadav and other staff.

 

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