City police arrest 17 accused with firearms ahead of Assembly polls
   Date :04-Oct-2023

City police arrest 
 
 
 
Staff Reporter
Jabalpur police have nabbed 17 accused with 10 pistols, 4 country-made pistols, 3 country-made revolvers and 21 live cartridges from them in separate cases in different police stations prior to the State Assembly Elections. Superintendent of Police, Tushar Kant Vidyarthi disclosed this while addressing a press conference, on Tuesday. He informed that taking a serious note on maintaining law and order arrangements during the forthcoming State Assembly Elections, police have started a special campaign to check the use of illegal fire-arms by anti-social elements. During the campaign, Lordganj police nabbed Raju Kewat (19), a resident of Sarvodaya Nagar and seized a revolver and two live cartridges near crematorium entrance while Akash Patel (18), a resident of Ujarpurva Bawali was nabbed with a revolver and two cartridges near Keshwarwani College in Shatabdipuram. Another miscreant, Arjun Dumar (21), a resident of Ujarpurva Basti was arrested with a country-made revolver and a live cartridge near P&T Colony Gate No-1 while Umesh Banjara (30), a native of Jharkhurpa in Narsinghpur district was arrested with a pistol and a cartridge near National Hospital, Gora Bazar.
 
Panagar police and Crime Branch team arrested Ranjit Sahu (24), a resident of near Jagdish Akhara with a pistol, a cartridge and an unnumbered Access scooter near Kushner over-bridge, Nikhil Kewat alias Nicky (21), a resident of Raipura village with a country-made pistol and a cartridge while Abhishek Kewat (25) of Raipura village was apprehended with a country-made revolver and a cartridge. Civil Line police arrested Shailesh Gontia alias Bittu (24) of New Colony, Cherital with a pistol and a cartridge, Amit Kumar Choudhary (24) of Civil Line with a pistol, a cartridge and a knife while Sandeep alias Golu Kewat alias Kali Bindi (30) of Home Guard Office with a country-made revolver and a cartridge. Barela police nabbed Rahul Sen (22) of Katiya village with a country-made revolver and a cartridge while Gohalpur police arrested Yash Dubey (19) of Shankar Nagar, Madhotal with a pistol and two cartridges and Tilwara police apprehended Manoj Kumar Sahu (32) of Gotegaon in Narsinghpur with a pistol and a cartridge at Jodhpur Padav village.
 
Sanjeevani Nagar police nabbed Prince alias Prashant Kostha (23) of Dhanvantri Nagar with a pistol and two cartridges and Sunil Patel (28) of Benikhera with a pistol and a cartridge. Gorakhpur police arrested Basant Choudhary (24) of Pada Patthar Ranjhi with a pistol and a cartridge while Patan police arrested Pappu Raikwar (30) of Choudhary Mohalla with a pistol and a cartridge. Police have registered separate cases against the accused under Section 25, 27 of Arms Act.