The Delhi Police Crime Department’s Anti Extortion and Kidnapping Cell (AEKC) has arrested a key member of an inter-state arms smuggling community who allegedly provided firearms in an enormous amount on the time of the Jahangirpuri violence.
The accused, recognized as Zulfikar Ali, was apprehended in reference to a number of instances of unlawful firearms provide to infamous gangsters in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
On November 5, a group of the Crime Department led by Inspector Priyanka underneath the supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Police Sushil Kumar arrested one Salman aka Lala with an unlawful firearm on a tip-off whereas he got here to satisfy an affiliate in Sarai Kale Khan to commit a legal act in a CNG station of the close by space. He was beforehand concerned in six instances of Arms Act, snatching, housebreaking, and theft throughout Delhi, the police stated.
On his occasion, the Crime Department group, on November 6, arrested Sakil, aka Serni, from Jahangirpuri – one of many foremost suppliers of unlawful arms and ammunition within the Delhi-NCR area – whereas recovering 12 unlawful country-made pistols.
“He was the primary distributor of unlawful arms within the Jahangirpuri riots that occurred on the time of Hanuman Jayanti. Additional, in 2022, he had additionally opened hearth on police personnel and was arrested in that case,” stated Bhisham Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Department), including that he had been beforehand concerned in 17 instances of try and homicide, Arms Act, Snatching, damage, theft and so forth., registered in varied Police Stations of Delhi.
Throughout questioning, Sakil revealed that he sourced these unlawful firearms from one Zulfikar Ali, a recognized provider hailing from UP’s Bulandshahar, the officer stated. With the assistance of intelligence and technical surveillance, the police subsequently zeroed in on Ali and arrested him from Yamuna Vihar in Delhi on November 12 whereas recovering three country-made pistols, two subtle pistols, ammunition, and weapon-making instruments from his possession.
“Throughout questioning, he revealed that he has a deep community within the Delhi-NCR space and will get common good orders for the provision of unlawful arms. He used to assemble, restore, and promote unlawful country-made pistols to energetic gangsters in Delhi. He’s additionally the primary provider of arms to a needed legal, Deepak Furtila of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh,” DCP Singh stated, including that Ali supplied firearms to the accused Sakil in large amount on the time of the Jahangirpuri violence.
