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Odisha police bust illegal gun trade in Nayagarh, three held
Police in Odisha's Nayagarh district have arrested three persons and seized four country-made guns in a crackdown on illegal firearms trade in the Khandapada area. Acting on a tip-off, teams raided multiple…
Police in Odisha's Nayagarh district have arrested three persons and seized four country-made guns in a crackdown on illegal firearms trade in the Khandapada area. Acting on a tip-off, teams raided multiple locations and recovered the weapons, officials said on Monday.
A case has been registered under the Arms Act and the accused were produced before a court. Police said they have formed a special team to step up surveillance and prevent the manufacture and sale of illegal firearms in the region.
In a separate incident, Manamunda police in Boudh district seized a country-made gun during a patrol near Gabajor after a driver abandoned a suspicious vehicle and fled. A case has been registered and investigations are on to trace the vehicle owner and the weapon's source.
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Nayagarh and the adjoining Kandhamal-Boudh belt have seen repeated seizures of country-made firearms, pointing to a decentralised network of local fabricators. Each gun typically sells for Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 in the illicit market, feeding crimes ranging from extortion to election-time intimidation. The Arms Act makes both manufacture and possession without licence punishable with up to seven years in prison. A key next step is whether police can trace the buyers or the raw material supply chain from these arrests.
Source: odishatv.in
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