STF stopped a black Scorpio, inside was the son of a police inspector with 17 guns and 700 cartridges; said- he was carrying a huge amount of money…
The Special Task Force (STF) seized a huge consignment of smuggled weapons on Saturday. After an encounter at Pohli Tiraha in Kankarkheda, the STF arrested the son of a sub-inspector riding a Scorpio along with five factory-made single and 12 double barrel guns, 700 cartridges of .315 and .12 bore. Four criminals of the interstate arms smuggling gang managed to escape.
All the recovered guns and cartridges were purchased from an arms factory in Punjab. The recovered weapons and cartridges were to be delivered to Anil Baliyan alias Banji, a notorious arms smuggler of Baghpat. This gang also used to buy weapons from Salman and Shariq gang of Meerut. The STF is collecting information about the gang members and arms buyers from the arrested criminal.
Statement of ASP of STF
ASP Brijesh Kumar Singh of STF said that for a long time information was being received that Anil Baliyan, a notorious interstate arms smuggler of Baghpat, was smuggling weapons. On Saturday night, after receiving a tip-off, the STF stopped a black Scorpio at Pohli Tiraha in Kankarkheda. The miscreants in the vehicle opened fire. During the encounter, four miscreants got down from the vehicle and fled.
Rohan was caught with a factory-made gun and cartridges from Pohli Tiraha in Kankarkheda: ADMINISTRATOR STF
Rohan, a resident of Lohda village in Baghpat Baraut, was arrested by the STF from the spot. Rohan’s father Rakesh Kumar is a sub-inspector in the UP Police and is posted in Mathura. The STF recovered 17 single and double barrel guns, cartridges kept in 35 boxes and three 45 bore used cartridges from the Scorpio. The ASP said that during interrogation, Rohan told that he had bought each gun for 40 to 50 thousand rupees and cartridges for hundred rupees from Maratha Gun House located on Khas Attari Road in Amritsar, Punjab.
The gun and cartridges were to be handed over to Anil Baliyan of Baghpat. He also told the STF the names of his four absconding companions. He has also bought pistols from Shariq and Salman of Meerut and given them to Anil Baliyan. He sells these weapons and cartridges in UP, Bihar, Rajasthan and other states for a huge amount. STF has filed a report against five people including Rohan at Kankerkheda police station.
