YOUTH ARRESTED WITH FIREARMS

YOUTH ARRESTED WITH FIREARMS

6-SEP-ENG 3

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

BHABHUA----------------------------Prompt police action in Jhajhani village (Chand Police Station area) averted a major incident A potential shooting incident was averted. The police had received a tip-off that a young man had arrived at the home of Amarendra Thakur with an illegal country-made pistol, intending to shoot him over a past romantic affair. Acting swiftly on this information, the police—along with the ERV-21 Chand team—reached the scene and arrested the youth along with the weapon. According to the police, the arrested individual has been identified as Satyam Kumar (19), son of Arun Pandey, a resident of the Chand police station area. Officers recovered an illegal country-made pistol and a live cartridge from his possession.

Additionally, a spent shell was recovered from the barrel of the seized pistol. An FIR has been registered, and the police are proceeding with further action. Police records indicate that the arrested youth has a prior criminal history; a case (Chand Police Station Case No. 75/26, dated February 14, 2026) was previously registered against him under Sections 137(2) and 140(3) of the BNS. The charge sheet for that case (No. 127/26) was submitted to the court on March 31, 2026. Thanks to the timely tip-off and prompt police intervention, a potential shooting was prevented, and the area was spared from a major criminal incident.