Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- An inter-state arms supply network operating between Rajasthan and Chandigarh was busted with the arrest of five persons and recovery of six illegal firearms, 19 live cartridges and two magazines.

The breakthrough came with the arrest of Gurcharan Singh, alias GC, a 28-year-old resident of Rajasthan's Deeg district, after the operations cell of Chandigarh police received a tip-off.

Scrutiny of his bank accounts revealed that a Chandigarh resident, identified as Gurbachan Singh, alias Guri, had transferred around Rs.2 lakh to him in connection with the weapons trade.

Guri was arrested from his Sector 38 residence on August 8 and a sophisticated automatic pistol and 10 live cartridges were recovered from him.

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