22-year-old man held with pistol and bullets in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Special Operations Team (SOT) and LB Nagar police arrested a man in alleged possession of a pistol and six live rounds at LB Nagar on Thursday. The arrested person, Mohd Hussain (22), from Roshan Colony in Mailardevpally in Rajendranagar, was a daily wage worker and was reportedly planning robberies and extortion to […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Special Operations Team (SOT) and LB Nagar police arrested a man in alleged possession of a pistol and six live rounds at LB Nagar on Thursday.

The arrested person, Mohd Hussain (22), from Roshan Colony in Mailardevpally in Rajendranagar, was a daily wage worker and was reportedly planning robberies and extortion to make money.

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“For this, he procured a firearm and live rounds from a dealer in Uttar Pradesh and kept it with him,” an official said, adding that the police were investigating the exact source of the weapon and his plans including targets.

Following a tip-off, the SOT police nabbed Hussain at Chintalakunta check post in LB Nagar.
He was handed over to the LB Nagar police for further action.

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