Prayagraj: With panchayat elections round the corner and demand for ‘Munger’ pistols shooting up, law enforcement agencies have oiled up their network to tighten the noose around delivery men sneaking in Bihar-made weapons into UP towns.
The arrest of a key delivery man — identified as Guddu Kumar from Sitakund (Munger) — in Prayagraj three days back has proved to be a shot in the arm for the special task force (STF) sleuths, who have been probing the network and modus operandi of Bihar gunrunners.
Officials claimed that jailed racketeer Prem Kumar Singh, who was arrested by UP STF in March 2017 along with 11 fine-shaped pistols, has a wide network among criminals in east and west UP towns for supplying illegal weapons from Munger — known for manufacture and supply of illegal firearms for years.