Man Arrested With 20 Illegal Firearms In Delhi: Police

To dodge the police, Mufeed, a resident of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh who used to supply illegal firearms in Delhi and NCR region, disguised as balloon seller, they said.

Ahead of Independence Day, the police have arrested a 27-year-old man from west Delhi's Jaffarpur Kalan area and recovered 20 illegal firearms from him, police said on Saturday. To dodge the police, Mufeed, a resident of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh who used to supply illegal firearms in Delhi and NCR region, disguised as balloon seller, they said. The police got a tip-off that a man with sophisticated pistols will come to Delhi on Friday to supply firearms and can be trapped near Ghummanhera Mod here, a senior police officer said. A man carrying a bag on his back and holding a few balloons in his hand was spotted near the place. At first, he appeared to be a regular balloon seller, the officer said.