Interstate arms trafficker arrested by Delhi police special cell

The Delhi Police Special Cell on Friday arrested an interstate arms trafficker, said the police. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Sajid alias Rashid, who is a habitual offender and has previously been involved in four cases of attempt to murder, dacoity, and the Arms Act in Delhi, police added. The accused had allegedly supplied several firearms to different criminals in Delhi NCR, they said. Eight illegal pistols of different calibres were recovered from him, the police further added. “A team of SWR/Special Cell, led by Inspector Chandrika Prasad and Inspector Anuj Tyagi, under the supervision of ACP Sanjay Dutt and under the overall guidance of Ingit Pratap Singh, DCP/SWR, Special Cell, has arrested an illegal firearms trafficker, Mohd. Sajid alias Rashid aged 38, from Wazirpur, Delhi. On search, eight illegal, sophisticated weapons meant for supply to the gangsters in Delhi/NCR, were recovered from his possession. A case under relevant provisions of law has been registered at the PS Special Cell in this regard. The accused has been supplying illegal arms to the criminals of Delhi/NCR for many years, stated the press release. “Teams of the SWR/Special Cell are making continuous efforts to cut the supply line of illegal firearms being brought into Delhi/NCR by various firearms suppliers. The efforts of the team paid off when an information was received that one Mohd. Sajid, a resident of Wazirpur, Delhi, who is previously involved in several criminal cases, is indulged in the smuggling of illicit firearms from UP and is supplying the weapons to the gang members of different syndicates, including the group of most wanted gangster Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu,” it said. “The team deployed sources and made efforts to collect more information about Sajid and his activities. After persistent hard work, specific information was received that Mohd. Sajid would come near a Bus Terminal to deliver a consignment of illegal firearms to some members of Kapil Sangwan, alias Nandu Gang, on the night of 28 June. Accordingly, a trap was laid, and around 10:40 pm, Mohd. Sajid was apprehended by the team from the road near Uttam Nagar Bus Terminal, Delhi,” it stated.