An interstate arms trafficking network was busted by a special cell of the Delhi police with the arrest of five people, including a gunhouse owner. According to police officials, Delhi-based criminals were found to be involved in providing gangsters, like Lawrence Bishnoi, with sophisticated arms made inside ordinance factories at higher rates. These arms, which were allegedly being used for extortion,  were sold by middlemen operating between the ordinance factories and gangsters.

“Gunhouse owners of this network used to procure sophisticated weapons directly from different ordinance factories and erase the unique weapon numbers, after fudging their records. These owners used to sell sophisticated weapons and ammunition to criminals at very high prices while showing the sale to the license holders and their records,” said additional CP (special cell) Pratiksha Godara.

How it all Started

The case first came to light in December 2024, when the special cell arrested a man named Irrfan, who was allegedly passing on information about extortion targets to gangsters in Dausa Jail. Multiple gun owners and ordinance factories are now under scrutiny following the recent arrest.

“During questioning, Irfan told the police that he was in touch with criminals who were getting licensed arms from ordinance factories based in Kolkata, and some of them owned houses in Punjab. These dealings were being done on the behest of foreign-based gangsters,” said the police officials.