Sonari police arrested a local youth on Sunday morning and recovered 14 live cartridges from his possession during a routine vehicle check. Officers also seized his motorcycle.
Police identified the accused as Golu Singh, a resident near the Hanuman Temple in Gwala Basti, Sonari. Investigators sent him to judicial custody after completing legal formalities.
Senior Superintendent of Police Dr. Ehtesham Waquarib ordered intensive district-wide patrolling and vehicle checks ahead of the festive season. City SP Lalit Meena shared these operational details.
Around 9:15 AM on November 15, 2026, a Sonari police team checked vehicles on the road from Joggers Park toward Marine Drive. Officers stopped a suspicious motorcyclist during the drive.
A thorough search of Golu Singh revealed 14 live cartridges. Each bullet carried an ‘HPM’ mark on its base. Police immediately confiscated the ammunition and the two-wheeler.
During rigorous interrogation, Singh exposed an illegal ammunition supply network. He confessed that he bought the cartridges from Pintu Yadav, alias ‘Bhainsa’, of New Gwala Basti.
Singh further revealed that he intended to deliver the consignment to an associate named ‘C. Bachcha’, who lives near Raja Khatal in Sonari.
Police registered an FIR based on Sub-Inspector Shivam Raj’s statement. The case names Golu Singh, Pintu Yadav, and ‘C. Bachcha’ as primary accused.
Sub-Inspectors Diwakar Dhobi and Shivam Raj led the successful raid alongside Assistant Sub-Inspectors Sanjay Singh and Raju Nayak, and Havildar Vijay Mahto.
Special police teams are conducting continuous raids across potential hideouts to arrest the two absconding suspects. Investigators are also tracing the original source of these illegal ammunition consignments.
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