In a major breakthrough, the special crime unit of the Commissionerate Police arrested a notorious arms dealer in Jagatsinghpur on Saturday.

The arrested arms dealer has been identified as Sheikh Nadim.

As many as 10 semi-automatic guns and 18 rounds of bullets were seized. Moreover, a mobile phone, a pulsar bike and some net cash were also seized from his possession.

Acting on intelligence inputs, the special crime unit of the Commissionerate Police reportedly conducted a raid and arrested Nadim while he was making a deal to sell firearms.

Further investigation into the incident is currently underway.

As per sources, Nadim has been selling illegal firearms in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Khordha and Bhubaneswar since 2009. He was also earlier arrested by the Commissionerate Po

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