Pune police recover 7 pistols procured from MP; 9 held

As per the property merchandise issued by the constabulary connected Sunday, a transgression subdivision patrolling squad led by elder inspector Rangnath Pawar nabbed accused Akash Bidkar successful Erandwane connected January 11. Cops recovered a pistol and a unrecorded cartridge from his possession.

Police fishy that Bidkar wanted to usage the pistol against a household subordinate with whom helium had a quality implicit a onshore successful Dharashiv district. Police said 2 quarrels had taken spot betwixt Bidkar and household members regarding which transverse complaints were besides registered astatine the Parvati constabulary station.

During the probe, Bidkar told the constabulary that helium allegedly procured a pistol from his person Subhash Margale successful December, “to support himself” from the household members who had threatened to termination him pursuing the onshore dispute.

Police past nabbed Margale, who had allegedly purchased the pistol from accused Sagar Dhebe. Soon, cops nabbed Dhebe and recovered 1 much pistol and 3 cartridges from him.

Dhebe’s interrogation revealed that his person Omkar Lokare was changeable dormant by his rivals connected November 30, 2024. Dhebe excessively was injured successful the incidental arsenic the bullets fired by the assailants had deed his leg.

Suspecting that helium would beryllium attacked again, Dhebe procured 7 state made pistols from Sumankaur Maulaksing Kaur, a firearms trader from Behrampur successful Madhya Pradesh, the property merchandise stated.

During the investigation, Sagar Dhebe told the constabulary that helium kept a pistol with himself. He sold 1 pistol to Margale, 1 to Aryan Kadale, gave 2 pistols to his comparative Balu Dhebe and 2 much pistols to Tushar Mane.

Police arrested Kadale, who had allegedly sold the pistol taken from Sagar Dhebe to 1 Shubham Bagade. Accordingly, constabulary nabbed Bagade and seized the pistol on with 2 cartridges from him.

Meanwhile, a squad of Sinhagad Road constabulary presumption nabbed accused Balu Dhebe and recovered 2 pistols and 2 cartridges from him.
Police besides arrested Tushar Mane, who allegedly gave the pistol taken from Sagar Dhebe to a past sheeter Tejas Khatpe of Ambegaon Budruk.

Crime subdivision squad led by elder constabulary inspector Pratap Mankar nabbed Khatpe. Two pistols and 3 cartridges were recovered from him.
During a property conference, Additional Commissioner of Police (crime) Shailesh Balkawade said that with the betterment of each 7 pistols and cartridges that accused Sagar Dhebe had got from Madhya Pradesh, the constabulary person prevented a execution that could person taken spot successful future.

An FIR against the arrested accused has been lodged astatine the Alankar constabulary presumption arsenic per Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita conception 111 (3) for facilitating organised transgression and sections of the Arms Act.

Police said accused Akash Bidkar, Sagar Dhebe, Tushar Mane, Balu Dhebe and Tejash Khatpe are criminals connected record. Assistant constabulary inspector Dnyaneshwar Dhavale the investigating serviceman of the case.