The arrested accused has been identified as Lal Singh Chadhar, a resident of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh, and 21 illegal pistols of 0.32 bore each were recovered from his possession, police said.
A 43-year-old man was found dead in his house in Delhi's Vishwas Nagar, police said on Sunday, adding that a licensed pistol was found lying beside him.
In one of the biggest heroin seizures of this year, Punjab Police have busted two separate cross-border drug smuggling rackets with the arrest of four drug traffickers after recovering 77.8kg heroin in total and three pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punja
"There will be no compromise with the health of the players and the government is fully committed to the health and safety of the players," Punjab sports minister said.
Taking to Twitter, DGP Punjab Police wrote, “In a major breakthrough, @SBSNagarPolice has busted a narco-organised crime syndicate operated by gangster Ravi Balachauria. Two main operatives arrested with seizure of 1.2 Kg Heroin, 3 pistols, 260 live cartridges and Rs 1.4 lakh drug money."
With the two medals in the team events of the Men’s and Women’s 25m Standard Pistol, India maintained second place on the standings behind China, with four gold, five silver and five bronze medals. China has now opened up a wide gap with 12 gold medals to their name for a total of 26 medals
Five suspected terrorists were arrested in Bengaluru on Wednesday by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) for allegedly planning a terror attack in Karnataka's Bengaluru with a huge consignment of explosives and firearms, including pistols, and live cartridges.
Seven country-made pistols, live bullets, walkie-talkie sets and dagger were among the arms and ammunition recovered from five terror suspects who had been radicalised to carry out attacks and were arrested by Bengaluru Police
ISSF Junior World Championships are underway at Changwon Shooting Range, Republic of Korea. The junior shooting world championships, now in its third edition, will see 90 Indian shooters vie for medals in pistol, rifle and shotgun competitions in the under-21 age category.