Three arrested for smuggling arms; 15 crude bombs seized

Prayagraj: Three members of an inter-district gang involved in arms smuggling were arrested while planning to close a deal near Bhilore Canal Bridge Road on Thursday. Police also seized three country-made pistols of 0.315 bore, four live cartridges and 15 crude bombs from them. The accused Bhupendra Singh alias Munna Singh, Ram Sundar Nishad and Ram Milan Nishad are residents of Lalapur.
Station officer (Lalapur) Amit Rai said that police were tipped off that the three accused were spotted around Bhilore Bridge Canal Road. “We cordoned off the road and nabbed the three. A case under Arms Act and Explosives Act was registered against the three.”