Pune, Aug. 28 -- The Pune Rural Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) detained a history-sheeter at Uruli Kanchan in Haveli taluka and seized a country-made pistol, two live cartridges and two sickles from his possession. The total value of the seized weapons is estimated at Rs 51,200.

According to police, the Pune Rural ATS team on Wednesday was collecting information within the jurisdiction of Uruli Kanchan Police Station when Assistant Police Sub-Inspectors Nilesh Kadam and Mahesh Gaikwad received a tip-off that a person carrying a country-made pistol was waiting near Sadanand Bakery on the Uruli Kanchan-Dalimb Road.

Acting on the information, the ATS team rushed to the spot and detained Bhauso alias Bhawadya Bhagwan Mahadik (34), a resident of...