15 semi-automatic pistols were seized

NEW DELHI: The capital’s anti-terror unit , Special Cell , foiled an attempt of supplying weapons to miscreants amidst the Citizenship Amendment Act turmoil , arrested four gunrunners on Thursday evening and seized 15 semi-automatic pistols from them.

The arrested men — Mohammed Mazahir (32), Mohammed Munsad (27) and Mohammed Ehsan (30) — were from Kairana, while Mohammed Tufail (52) belonged to Muzaffarnagar. The police also busted their manufacturing unit in Shamli, UP.

Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, DCP (Special Cell), said, police also recovered material to manufacture as many as 30 firearms and five half-finished pistols from the unit. They suspect a bigger conspiracy was in the making to create unrest in Delhi and are interrogating the accused about the identity of the receivers of the weapons.

The operation was conducted by a team led by ACP Sanjy Dutt and inspector Tilak Bisht. The team gathered information about a person named Server from Kairana running a syndicate that was involved in manufacturing and supplying of illegal firearms in Delhi, Haryana and UP.

On December 19, the team was tipped off about two members of this gang, who were to deliver a consignment to one of their dealers on Outer Ring Road between Bhalswa flyover and GT Karnal Road flyover around 5pm on Thursday. A trap was laid and the accused were chased and arrested.

The accused told the cops that they worked as carriers for Server. A raid was conducted in Ramada, Kairana in Shamli district and two men preparing weapons were arrested, while the unit was sealed.

