Police arrest more loiterers with arms

Barely few days after the arrest of a Delhi teenager under the arms act, RCF police arrested two more persons from Islampura of Vasi Naka area in Chembur for possessing a country made revolver with two live cartridges in it.

PSI Sanjay Bhapkar (left) is investigating the two recent cases of persons caught with arms

When a patrolling team of RCF police questioned two suspicious looking youngsters Rakesh Sham Sunder (21) and Nawab Shabrati Khan (21) loitering at Islampura, they gave evasive replies. Upon searching them, police confiscated the revolver and live cartridges.

PSI Sanjay Bhapkar said, “Both the arrested men are from Navi Mumbai. They are booked under Arms Act 3,25 and have been remanded to police custody till April 6.

They have not yet divulged their motives for carrying the weapons.”“Owing to the forthcoming general elections we have stepped up patrolling in the area. These youngsters might have been loitering around in the area to bump off some targets. We were able to arrest them in time,” added Bhapkar.