Bhubaneswar: The Special Crime Unit of the Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Commissionerate Police has arrested two members of a major inter-state firearms smuggling syndicate during a decoy operation in Bhubaneswar. Police recovered one carbine, five semi-automatic pistols, and nine live rounds from their possession.

Police Commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh informed at a press conference that credible intelligence had been received about the duo’s attempt to sell illegal firearms in Bhubaneswar. Acting on the tip-off, Special Crime Unit personnel posed as buyers, established contact with the accused, and successfully trapped them.

The arrested individuals, identified as Divyanshu and Chandan, were reportedly sourcing the weapons from Munger in Bihar—one of the country’s known hubs of illicit gun

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