Salim Pistol, India's most wanted arms supplier arrested in Nepal, brought to Delhi
Salim Pistol is rumoured to be the mentor of one of the accused in the murder of Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala in 2022. Salim Pistol's name also emerged during the investigation of last year's murder of Maharashtra politician Baba Siddique.A resident of northeast Delhi's Seelampur, Salim Pistol began his criminal career with vehicle thefts before moving on to armed robberies and large-scale arms trafficking. He has supplied weapons to several notorious gangsters, including Lawrence Bishnoi, Hashim Baba and others.Salim Pistol was first arrested in Delhi in 2018 but managed to flee abroad after securing bail. Acting on fresh intelligence inputs about his presence in Nepal, Delhi Police moved swiftly to coordinate with local authorities, leading to his arrest.Police sources revealed that Salim Pistol's dossier details his troubled past - dropping out of school after Class 8 due to financial constraints, engaging in petty crime and eventually becoming a key player in the illegal arms trade.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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