The Pimpri Chinchwad police have foiled a murder plot while probing an Instagram post in which a minor boy was seen posing with two pistols in his hands.

Police have so far detained six minors in this case, who were allegedly planning to a murder a man with whom they had a previous dispute. Also, police have recovered two country made pistols along with two live cartridges from the minors.

A probe has revealed that the teenager accused had procured the illegal firearms from a weapons dealer in Madhya Pradesh.

A press release issued on Thursday by deputy commissioner of police (crime) Shivaji Pawar stated that assistant sub inspector Ramesh Gaikwad and police havaldar Ganesh Girigosavi came across an Instagram account “adyaa” while checking suspicious social media profiles.

Police said

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