Ranchi Oct 24 (PTI) A 42-year-old man linked to two criminal gangs was arrested with three pistols here, police said on Friday.

The accused, identified as Dashrath Shukla, a resident of Tuiladungri within Golmuri police station limits in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district, was arrested near the Sun Temple on Thursday following a tip-off, SP (Rural) Praveen Pushkar said.

“We recovered a loaded pistol from his possession. Upon searching his bag, two more pistols and 17 cartridges were found," Pushkar said.

During interrogation, Shukla told police that he had received six pistols from Inamul Haq, alias Bablu Khan. He had already delivered three to his associates and had come to Bundu to hand over the remaining three, the officer said.

Pushkar added that the Sujeet Sinha and Prince Khan g

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