Firearms Racket: Firearms racket busted, 6 gang members held | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Police have busted a firearms supply syndicate involved in supplying, selling and possession of illegal firearms and involved in many sensational crimes in the state. Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed six gang members and seized five firearms, ammunition and two four-wheelers from them.
The arrested persons are identified as Rashmiranjan Swain (35), Utkal Kesari Khuntia (33), Krushna Chandra Jena (26), Chiranjibi Jena (25), Md Samsher (34) and Sk Azharudin (21).The accused belong to different parts of Odisha, including Kendrapada and Bhubaneswar.
Police said the gang used these arms in sand mining, cattle trading, illegal mining activity, vandalism, to create terror in the surroundings and also they use firearms for collection of extortion money.
According to a statement issued by police, Rashmi Ranjan Swain and his close associate Utkal Kesari Khunti was heading the syndicate while procurement of firearms were made from Bihar.
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