The Pune police claimed that the killers of anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar could not fire two bullets as their guns got jammed. They also said the bullets could have been sources from outside state.

Dabholkar was killed in Pune on August 20.

“Four bullets were fired from the guns. Two got stuck, ” the police said The police also claimed that the 7.65 mm caliber bullets are generally not available locally.

“The 7.65 mm caliber bullets are scarce and expensive. We suspect the rounds could be smuggled from outside the state,” he said.