Varanasi: Achieving major success under “Operation Chakravyuh,” Varanasi Police on Tuesday arrested seven accused involved in purchase and sale of illegal weapons and criminal activities. A joint team of Cholapur Police and SOG arrested all accused near the underpass located behind Katari Block. Police received information that the gang members were preparing for some big crime, after which action was taken under the leadership of Cholapur Station In-charge Inspector Sadhuvan Ram Gautam. The arrested accused are Akhilesh alias Monu Rajbhar (27), resident of Raichanpur; Arun Rajbhar (21), resident of Atesua; Himanshu Kumar alias Sunny (28), resident of Dhaurhara (Chaubeypur), Aabhash Singh (23), resident of Shivrampur; Vishal Singh (19), resident of Nehiyan, Aniket Chauhan (20), resident of Gosainpur Mohanv and Naman Mishra alias Astishu (25), resident of Gurvat. Police recovered from possession of the accused a .32 bore revolver, six live cartridges (.32 bore), 7.65 mm pistol and two cartridges, .315 bore country-made pistol and three cartridges, 9 mm pistol and two live cartridges, a stolen motorcycle and six mobile phones. During police interrogation, the accused said they were armed with illegal weapons while carrying out incidents of theft, snatching and robbery. Additionally, they engaged in selling country-made pistols, pistols and cartridges.
