Lucknow: Police on Friday lodged a fresh FIR under the Arms Act after recovering six weapons and 45 cartridges from the premises of three accused in the Saadatganj triple murder case during a demolition drive conducted by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) in Brahmani Tola-Naubasta on Nov 12.The FIR was lodged under Sections 3/25 of the Arms Act against Rishabh Shukla and his two uncles, Rajesh Kumar Shukla alias Tunnu Babu and Girish Kumar Shukla, police said.The recovery included a .32-bore country-made revolver, a .315-bore country-made pistol, a single-barrel gun, and three air guns, including a partially manufactured firearm.According to the police recovery memo, the weapons were discovered while LDA officials were preparing an inventory of household belongings before carrying out the demolition of the houses. Sadar tehsildar Avinash Kumar Rawat handed over the recovered weapons and ammunition, along with the inventory list, to the police.The country-made revolver, measuring about 11 inches, had a four-inch iron barrel and a rotating cylinder with five chambers. It was found to be in working condition, though its barrel was empty. The .315-bore country-made pistol also had a hammer mechanism, trigger, and wooden grip.The three air guns included a rifle-type air gun, a black-coloured weapon bearing the marking ‘FIRE SAFE 20547’, and a partially manufactured iron air gun bearing the markings ‘22’ and ‘GIFT MOD’. A single-barrel gun was also among the seized weapons.The 45 cartridges comprised 25 of 12-bore calibre, 16 marked ‘KF 32 SBWL’, and four bearing the marking ‘7.62×25 SB’. Of the 12-bore cartridges, 20 were blue-coloured, while the remaining five were red and brown cartridges bearing markings such as ‘KF Special Long Range Cartridge’ and ‘Special Cartridge’.The recovery comes in the wake of the Oct 26 triple murder in which Shivaji Tiwari (62), his younger brother Shambhu Tiwari (57), and Shivaji’s son Suyash Tiwari (30) were shot dead following a dispute over parking. Police have arrested six people in connection with the killings.
