Jaisalmer (Raj), July 04: An inter-state arms dealer was today arrested here for illegal sale of arms and ammunition, police said.
Mahendra Singh, a resident of Dhonpur in Madhya Pradesh’s Mehuna district, used to visit the border district and sell weapons illegally, they said.
He was held following a raid at a hotel here and police allegedly recovered three pistols and 18 cartridges from him.
During interrogation, the accused reportedly told police that he used to sell a pistol for anywhere between Rs 25,000 and Rs 50,000, and so far he had sold six pistols.
The police said they were tracing the buyers of the weapons and that charges under the Arms Act were lodged against him.
–Agencies