Module Selling Illegal Firearms Through Facebook Busted, 1 Arrested: Cops

The arrested accused was identified as Hitesh Rajput, a resident of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, police said.

With the arrest of a 38-year-old man, the Delhi Police has busted a module involved in selling illegal firearms through Facebook and other social media platforms, officials said today.

The arrested accused was identified as Hitesh Rajput, a resident of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, they added.

While monitoring social media platforms, it came to the notice of the police that certain Facebook pages were offering to sell illegal arms. Photographs and videos of weapons and ammunition were also shared on these pages, a senior police officer said.

The most prominent among the groups selling illegal arms in this manner was the Lawrence Bishnoi group. Since the matter was of utmost importance after the killing of gangster Jitender Gogi in a shootout in the Rohini court, a case under appropriate sections of law was registered, the officer said.