Independence Day 2022: Days before the celebrations of 75th independence day, Delhi police busted an ammunition smuggling syndicate and recovered heavy ammunition including 2000 live cartridges in Delhi.
Police arrested six people for their alleged role in smuggling arms and ammunition into the national capital, officials said on Friday. As per reports, the accused were arrested from Anand Vihar in Delhi. They were caught with two bags of cartridges.
A case has been registered against the six accused and an investigation is underway.
Vikramjit Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Eastern Range, said that the consignment was meant to be supplied to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. He added that the police have not ruled out a terror angle in the case yet.
“Of the six people arrested so far, one is from Dehradun. He is the owner of a gun house. Prima facie, it appears to be done through a criminal network. However, police are not ruling out a terror angle,” Mr Singh said.
Security Tightened In National Capital
With a few days to go for the Independence Day, the security has been tightened in the national capital.
Meanwhile, 70 to 75 troops, including 5,000 paramilitary and police officers, are positioned around the Red Fort in North Delhi ahead of the independence day, in addition to the Delhi Police Security Wing and National Security Guards.
In addition to the 500 CCTV cameras that were put in January, the police have now added 310 more cameras that are known to be of superior quality, have video analytics, and can alert when any suspicious activity is detected.
