Surat: Puna police arrested a 20-year-old man and seized a country-made pistol and a live cartridge from his possession on illegal firearms on Monday. The accused, Shehzad Ahmed alias Sajju Shaikh, a labourer living in the Mithikhadi area of Limbayat, was arrested by a team from Puna police station based on a tip-off received by a police constable. Police recovered a country-made revolver, valued at Rs 8,000, and a live cartridge worth Rs 100. Puna police registered an offence against the accused under Sections 25(1-B)(a) and 29 of the Arms Act and Section 135(1) of the Gujarat Police Act.
