Uttarakhand STF nabs Mohammad Asim, Nabha Jail break accused, with 5 guns, 40 cartridges

• Interstate arms trafficker Mohammad Asim arrested in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district.
• Police recovered 5 guns, 40 live cartridges, and a motorcycle from Asim's possession.
• Asim was involved in the 2016 Nabha Jail breakout in Punjab, serving 6.5 years for providing ammunition.
• He ran a firearms store, raided by NIA in 2023 for allegedly supplying weapons to gangsters.
• Asim is currently being interrogated by the STF to uncover interstate links and other network members.

Why It Matters: This arrest weakens an interstate arms smuggling network.