Odisha: 4 arrested, firearms seized

Odisha Police on Sunday arrested four people and seized arms and ammunition from their possession in Sundargarh district, an officer said. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a raid at the residence of one Mojammil Ansari at Gudgudjore village in Bisra police station area. Ansari was nabbed and a country-made gun and two cartridges were seized from his house, the police officer said. Based on inputs provided by him, police nabbed three others – identified as Sameer Ansari, Hasan Ansari and Md Gulab – and seized a country-made gun, two cartridges and three vehicles and three mobile phones from their possession, he said. The accused persons were wanted in cases pertaining to cattle smuggling and the trade of illegal firearms, he added.