Mangalore, Jun 13: A racket involved with illegal supply of country made guns have been busted by the Barke police on Wednesday June 11. They have arrested two persons, and seized a country made gun and two cell phones from them.
The arrested persons are, Seetaram Rao (61) residing near Dongerkeri in the city, and Muhibulla (45) belonging to Annanagar in Shimoga.
The police had information that Muhibulla had brought a country made gun to the city from Shimoga, and that Seetaram Rao had finalized a deal to buy the gun for Rs 1.2 lac on Wednesday June 11 evening. Based on reliable information they got, the police raided Rao’s home and arrested the duo. Both have been accused of illegally selling and purchasing country made gun.
The operation was led by ACP Tilakchandra, Bunder station police inspector, Cheluvaraju, and Barke station crime branch sub-inspector, Revati.
On being produced in a court here on Thursday, both the accused were remanded to judicial custody.
