Palanpur: The local crime branch (LCB) of Mehsana police detained two juveniles who were allegedly carrying an illegal country-made pistol and three live cartridges on Monday.LCB inspector A M Kamaliya and his team were on patrol when head constable Mahendra Kanjibhai received a tip-off that two persons were standing near a dargah with a pistol-like weapon.The team rushed to the spot and saw the two juveniles in possession of the firearm. On searching them, police recovered a country-made pistol worth Rs 25,000, three live cartridges valued at Rs 300, a magazine and a mobile phone worth Rs 10,000.During the investigation, police identified the alleged supplier as Taufiq Khan alias Moydi Nurmohammad Pathan, a resident of Mehsana. He was not found at his residence and is at large.
