Guns Sold On Facebook And Instagram In UP's Muzaffarnagar, 7 Arrested

The accused were caught in Muzaffarnagar when the police launched a vehicle checking campaign after they received a tip that an illegal pistol was to be delivered.

At least seven people were arrested In Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Monday for buying and selling illegal weapons on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram, the police said.

The accused - Azam Rizvi, Vivek Nagar, Manish Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Rishabh Prajapati, Vishal and Pratik Tyagi - were caught when the police launched a vehicle checking campaign after they received a tip that an illegal pistol was to be delivered.

When the accused were delivering the consignment to the buyers, the police arrested all of them.