Mumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested a man with a country-made pistol and three live cartridges from Mumbai's Jogeshwari area.
Unit 10 of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested a person named Santosh Shivaji Dhanvade from the Jogeshwari area. Crime Branch officials recovered a country-made pistol and 3 live cartridges from the accused. After taking the accused into custody, the crime branch handed him over to the Meghwadi police. Police registered a case under the Arms Act and arrested the accused. Crime Branch Unit 10 officer had received a piece of information about a person coming to Mumbai to supply weapons. After that, the Crime Branch officials were waiting for the accused by laying a trap in the Jogeshwari East area, near the Dutt Tekdi bus stop, on the way towards Powai. On the night of January 31, Tuesday, a person seemed to be waiting for someone in the Jogeshwari east area of Mumbai. After suspicion, the police suspected him. After the police searched him, a pistol and live cartridges were recovered from his pants. The police arrested him after registering a case against him under the Arms Act. There are already four cases registered against the accused at Navi Mumbai Police Station. (ANI)
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