The arrests had been product of assorted police attach of abode areas of Rourkela. On the other hand, the motive in the wait on of conserving the illegal firearms is but to be ascertained.
Three arrested for possessing illegal firearms in Rourkela Photo: (OTV)
As a minimal three persons had been arrested on Tuesday for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition in Rourkela. As many as 35 live bullets had been also seized from their possession.
As per reviews, the arrests had been product of assorted police attach of abode areas of Rourkela. On the other hand, the motive in the wait on of conserving the illegal firearms is but to be ascertained.
Police are investigating whether the weapons had been supposed to be venerable for any legal advise.
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“Rourkela Police has been conducting raids on illegal firearms throughout the year. Acting on reliable information, Rourkela police conducted the raid and arrested three persons for possessing illegal firearms. Middlemen from Nagaland were arranging illegal firearms for them. Rourkela SP is in touch with the Nagaland administration for an investigation into the incident. Necessary actions will be taken against the culprits. We thank the Rourkela police for the good work. We are hopeful that Rourkela police will continue the good work to ensure a violence-free society,” talked about Western Differ DIG Brijesh Roy.
“We urge persons with illegal firearms having valid license to inform the police. Otherwise, actions will be taken against them,” he added.
