weapons' supplier, providing firearms to alleged members of Ravi Pujari gang for over three years, has been arrested

weapons' supplier, providing firearms to alleged members of Ravi Pujari gang for over three years, has been arrested from suburban Khar and four sophisticated firearms and 207 live rounds were seized, police said today.

Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid and the accused Vijay Kalyani, 22,, a resident of Santacruz, was caught while he was moving suspiciously near Khar railway station last evening.

"A pistol, two magazines and seven live rounds were found in a plastic bag Singh was carrying. His interrogation resulted in seizure one more pistol, two revolvers and 200 live rounds from the city suburb's residence of Neel Masqueta, another member of Pujari gang who is currently lodged in jail," joint police commissioner (crime) Himanshu Roy said.

With the operation, police have prevented a number of crimes in the city, Roy said adding, "Had we not arrested this man, he would have used these weapons for different crimes in future. Kalyani was directly in contact with Pujari."

Police did not reveal as to from where Kalyani procured the weapons from.

In the past two years, Pujari gang was actively involved in several crimes across the metropolis following which police had decided to crack down on the gang and trace the people, who provide these gangs logistics' support, Roy said.