Hansi, Oct. 11 -- The CIA-1 unit of Hansi Police has recovered five illegal firearms and 24 live cartridges and arrested five people in cases related to illegal weapons over the past week, police said on Sunday.

CIA Hansi refers to the specialised investigative branch of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff units of the Hansi Police in Haryana.

In the latest case, police arrested Dinesh alias Moni, a resident of Mundhal Khurd village in Bhiwani district, and recovered a .32-bore country-made pistol and two live cartridges from his possession.

Sub-Inspector Kapil said the CIA-1 team acted on a tip-off that the accused was carrying an illegal firearm. During a search, the police recovered the pistol from the right pocket of his jeans...