Policeman arrested for smuggling pistol cartridges

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 17:33 [IST]

Dehra Dun, Mar 11 (UNI) A policeman was today arrested for allegedly smuggling live pistol cartridges from a police armoury and selling them to anti-social elements.

According to police sources, on receiving a tip off, a decoy customer was deployed to trap Govindram, a Head Armour in Police Line Armoury, involved in smuggling cartridges from the armoury.

The decoy called him, demanding supply of cartridges at a prescribed place last night. As soon as he reached the place he was nabbed by a police team. Nineteen live cartridges of 30 bore pistol were recovered from him.

He was arrested under Arms Act.

Further interrogation revealed that Govindram was also involved in disposing off cartridges to anti-social elements, meant for firing practices, when he was a coach of the police firing team earlier.

UNI

Topics: CRIME-UTTARAKHAND-ARREST

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