Nagpur: A 22-year-old engineering student had to pay heavy price for his attraction for guns. Sayyed Rajik Ali, second year student of a reputed polytechnic college, was arrested by Tehsil police from Mominpura in the wee hours of Thursday after a country-made pistol was found in his possession. Police have also seized a mobile phone worth Rs80,000 from him.
The police team led by senior inspector Jayesh Bhandarkar had zeroed down upon Ali, whose father is principal of an engineering college, after getting information about the firearm in his possession. Ali has, so far, admitted to have purchased the firearm from one Javed Khan, residing in Mhalgi Nagar.
The police team of assistant sub-inspector Sanjay Dubey, constable Anil Chaturvedi and others under sub-inspector BG Rathod have also seized Ali’s car.