In a major crackdown on illegal arms, Uttarakhand police arrested three individuals in Rudrapur and seized six illegal firearms, thwarting potential criminal activities in the Kumaon region.
A joint team of the Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) and local police arrested three people in Rudrapur and recovered six illegal firearms in separate actions over the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday.
Senior Superintendent of Police (STF) Ajay Singh said two men were arrested on Friday with three country-made pistols and 10 cartridges.
The accused were identified as Jitendra Virat Chaudhary, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Rampur and Sumit Rathore from Udham Singh Nagar district.
According to police, both are habitual offenders and are named in six cases of attempt to murder registered in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Earlier on Thursday, the police arrested Sandeep Chauhan (26), alias Saniya, a resident of Rudrapur. Three country-made pistols and 11 cartridges were recovered from his possession.
Singh said the arrests were part of an operation carried out jointly with the Rudrapur Police against criminal gangs operating along the Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand border.
The action helped foil several possible major crimes in the Kumaon region, he added.