06/12/2025
🎥 Watch |📍 Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police's Special Crime Unit (SCU) makes major arms recovery; 10 fi****ms, 1 carbine seized, 2 arrested along with a Bolero vehicle.
During the search, the team recovered illegal weapons concealed in a bag kept on the middle seat of the Bolero. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had procured these illegal weapons from Jharkhand and Munger, Bihar. Further investigation is underway to identify the recipients of the arms consignment and to unearth the interstate network and key players involved in the illegal arms trafficking. Additionally, a financial investigation against the accused is also in progress. Names and Addresses of the Accused:
1. Sumant Naik (30) C/o-Indramani Naik
Address: Nua Hatasahi, P.S-Banalpal, Angul District
2. Soubhagya Naik (30), C/o-Babula Nayak Address: Banthapur, P.S-Parjang, Angul District, Dhenkanal, Odisha
Items Seized:
1. 9MM Pistols - 02
2. 7.65 MM Pistols - 08
3. One Automatic Carbine
4. Bolero Vehicle Registration Number OD 19T 7802
5. 9MM Ammunition - 12 rounds
6. Cash ₹21,600/-
7. Mobile Phones - 03
The Commissionerate Police is conducting a thorough investigation to identify further sources, other transit routes, and the receivers and consignees involved in this illegal arms trafficking network.
