Muzaffarnagar police arrested a 23-year-old Swiggy delivery agent Sudhanshu Kumar for allegedly smuggling illegal firearms across multiple states. Kumar, a resident of Meerut, was apprehended with at least 10 homemade pistols and multiple cartridges concealed in his delivery bag, police officials confirmed on Saturday.
According to Muzaffarnagar SSP Sanjay Kumar Verma, the 23-year-old was en route to deliver firearms when the police intercepted him following a tip-off. “In the course of the search operation, 10 homemade pistols of .315 bore, multiple cartridges and a motorcycle were seized from his possession,” the SSP said.
Kumar reportedly confessed during interrogation that he was involved in a larger arms trafficking network operating across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. He also revealed the names of other individuals connected to the racket. A special police unit has been formed to trace and apprehend the remaining suspects. SSP Verma stated that Kumar has five prior criminal cases and described him as a major supplier of country-made firearms in the region. “We are proceeding under the Arms Act,” he said.
Authorities have declared six associates of the accused “wanted” and are actively working to track and apprehend them. Officials noted that this group has been distributing firearms nationwide, with a significant focus on meeting the “considerable demand” in Meerut.
Recent appointment of new DGP in UP
On Saturday, the Uttar Pradesh government appointed Rajeev Krishna, a 1991 batch IPS officer, as the new state police chief. Following this appointment, the BSP chief took to X to express her concerns regarding the prevailing law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh.
“Due to the dominance of feudal and criminal elements in various states of the country, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, acts of casteist and communal hatred, violence, injustice and oppression and displacement of people etc prove that the rule of law is not functioning properly here,” she alleged.
“In such an environment, the new UP Police chief faces a big challenge to control crime and establish the rule of law in the state and provide proper relief to the people of all sections of the society. The state government and the people of the ruling party also need every kind of cooperation and activism in establishing the rule of law in UP,” Mayawati said.