Austrian-made pistol found with miscreants in Palamu
The sophisticated handgun was recovered by the police during a preemptive strike on August 18, a police officer said, adding all four were arrested.
The gang of four had gathered near a construction site on NH-39 to loot money from the people of the construction agency, the police officer said.
ASP (Operations) Rakesh Singh, said, "The Austrian-made pistol costs between Rs 4 and 5 lakh."
According to police sources,
Jharkhand Police
has a limited number of such sophisticated pistols.
The four accused, in the age group of 23 to 30, armed with an Austrian-made pistol, were intercepted by a police team of the Sadar police station after the SP of Palamu district, Reeshma Ramesan, received a tip-off.
The team, led by Sadar SDPO Mani Bhushan Prasad, stopped them from extorting money from the construction agency.
During interrogation, the four accused told police that "gangster Rahul Singh gave the gun to them".
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ASP Singh said, "It's a matter of concern." "How can such a weapon reach gangster Rahul Singh?" he wondered.
"An Austrian weapon in Palamu...police will delve deep into the matter," he assured.
The four accused, identified as Sahjad Alam, Sahil Kumar, Rohit Kumar and Farhan Qureshi, were remanded to judicial custody for 14 days on Tuesday. They were booked under sections of BNS, Arms Act and Arms Amendment Act 2019.
Besides, the police have also recovered 50 rounds of live cartridges of 9 mm bore, Rs 22,000 in cash and the two motorbikes they were using to commit the crime.
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