India on alert ahead of Independence Day: Cartridges found in Delhi, 2 held for flying drone over Victoria Memorial
India Today
Over 2,000 cartridges were found in Delhi and 2 Bangladeshi nationals were held in Kolkata for flying a drone over Victoria Memorial as India remains on high alert ahead of the 75th Independence Day celebrations.
The Delhi Police on Friday arrested six people for allegedly smuggling ammunition and in Kolkata, two Bangladeshi nationals were held for flying a drone over the Victoria Memorial ahead of Independence Day.
Vikramjit Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Eastern Range, said that the consignment (two bags of cartridges) was meant to be supplied to Lucknow.
According to police, a gangster identified as Anil, who is currently lodged in Meerut jail, was involved in the operation. Anil arranged cartridges from a gun house in Uttarakhand's Dehradun for one Saddam, a resident of Jaunpur.
The owner of the gun house is one among the six people arrested so far. Although the police suspect the involvement of a criminal network, they are not ruling out a terror angle.
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On August 6, an auto driver in the Anand Vihar area informed a police constable about two men in suspicious circumstances carrying two heavy bags. Following that, the police took the men into custody and recovered cartridges from them. The accused were identified as Rashid and Ajmal.
Based on information gathered during their interrogation, the Delhi Police arrested Parikshit Negi, the owner of the gun house. He had sold cartridges to criminals several times, the police said.
