India, Feb. 19 -- Delhi Police have registered a case against the quick-commerce platform Blinkit for allegedly selling prohibited knives online. The action was taken following a crackdown triggered by two recent murder cases in West Delhi, where the accused confessed to purchasing the weapons through the app.

Police said an FIR has been lodged under Sections 25, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act at Khyala police station. So far, 50 illegal knives have been seized from Blinkit warehouses and stores in Delhi and Gurugram.

The action came after investigators probing two separate murder cases in West Delhi found that the knives used in both crimes had been bought via e-commerce platforms. During questioning, the accused in the cases admitted that...