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Mumbai: 'Ban Flipkart'. The unusual demand by Congress' Maharashtra leader Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil was made as the online shopping store was found to be the place where people purchased arms that were seized in Aurangabad. Vikhe-Patil said that Flipkart should be banned ad referred to the several weapons that the police recovered in the city. The weapons were allegedly bought online from Flipkart, which he said was a dangerous trend.

He said that it was shocking that such weapons were openly sold online. "It is shocking that such arms are now being openly traded online. "Police have seized 28 weapons including swords, choppers, knives, kukris, guptis, etc, which were purchased from Flipkart's online website," said Vikhe-Patil, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.

He also said that online shopping is becoming a trend in the recent years now and that some dangerous and illegal activities are also undertaking due to this. Aurangabad has just recovered from a series of communal violence and the government should order a probe into the matter, Vikhe-Patil said.

The Aurangabad police on Tuesday seized over a couple of dozens of weapons from the city and arrested seven people. During the investigation, it was revealed that the weapons were bought from Flipkart and was delivered by a third party from Punjab - Estacort Services Pvt Ltd.

