A 29-year-old man was arrested within the metropolis for illegally buying an Austria-manufactured Glock pistol, police stated on Wednesday.
The suspect was recognized as Vikas Kumar alias Khila, a resident of Ullahawas in Sector 62. Kumar is an MBA graduate and was presently dealing with the true property enterprise of his father, stated police.
Police stated a criminal offense department staff arrested him close to the neighborhood centre in Sector 45 on Monday with the illegally procured 9mm calibre Glock-15 which is prohibited for civilian use in India and can be utilized solely by police, paramilitary and armed forces.
Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, stated that the Sector 40 crime department staff had obtained a tip-off concerning the pistol in possession of a suspect.
“It got here to mild that Kumar was the proprietor who had bought it from somebody for ₹4 lakh whereas its precise value within the worldwide market was larger,” he stated.
Turan stated that Kumar was keen on firearms and had bought the pistol to show-off amongst his pals after getting it at a lot decrease price from its earlier proprietor who was most likely in want of cash.
“He didn’t have any arms license for possessing any form of firearms and the pistol which he had bought was of prohibited bore because of which he was booked below Part 25 of the Arms Act at Sector 40 police station on Monday and was arrested,” he stated.
Investigators stated Kumar had bought the pistol about two months again and Glocks are offered for ₹10 lakh to ₹15 lakh within the unlawful arms market.
Investigators stated that they have been investigating to hint the earlier proprietor who had offered the pistol to Kumar to take motion in opposition to him. Crime department officers stated that they’re matching the arsenal variety of the pistol to establish if it’s a lacking or stolen weapon belonging to the armed forces or whether or not it was smuggled contained in the nation.
