Arms supplier ‘Salim Pistol' arrested in Nepal for smuggling weapons into India
A resident of Seelampur, Delhi, Salim 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 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's dossier details his troubled past — dropping out of school after Class VIII due to financial constraints, engaging in petty crime, and eventually becoming a key player in the illegal arms trade. - Ends
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