Held with Mephedrone and a pistol, duo wanted to attack rival: Pune police

While connected a nighttime patrol, teams of anti-narcotics compartment and anti-extortion compartment of the transgression branch, led by inspectors Vijay Kumbhar and Sudarshan Gaikwad, nabbed the 2 accused successful Shukrawar Peth, successful the aboriginal hours of Friday.

During the search, cops recovered 74 grams of Mephedrone estimated astatine Rs 14.6 lakh, a country-made pistol, a magazine, and 2 unrecorded cartridges.

An FIR was lodged against them astatine the Faraskhana constabulary station. Deputy commissioner of constabulary (crime) Nikhil Pingale said that prima-facie, it is suspected that the accused procured the pistol to onslaught their rival.

Pune police person launched a probe to cognize from wherever the accused sourced the pistol and Mephedrone.

Police fishy the accused were readying to merchantability the Mephedrone to customers successful the city.

Assistant constabulary inspector Nitinkumar Naik is investigating the case.