•Muzaffarnagar police arrested four members of a Meerut-based gang supplying illegal weapons from Madhya Pradesh and Delhi for the upcoming UP Panchayat elections.
•Aakil, Farhan, Mohammad Talib, and Shahrukh were apprehended in a Swift car near Paldi canal bridge with a large consignment of firearms.
•Police recovered 7 high-quality .32 bore pistols, 3 country-made .315 bore firearms, and live cartridges from the accused.
•The gang bought pistols from Morena, MP for 40-50k and sold them for 70-80k in Western UP, exploiting high demand during elections.
•SSP Sanjeev Kumar Verma highlighted the police's 'zero tolerance' policy, reporting 775 arrests and over 400 weapons seized in the last 6 months.
