Bhubaneswar: In a significant breakthrough, the Special Crime Unit (SCU) of the Commissionerate Police has apprehended two notorious arms smugglers, recovering a cache of 10 pistols, a carbine, and ammunition.

Acting on specific intelligence, the SCU team, led by DCP Anup Kanungo, intercepted a Bolero vehicle at Khandagiri Overbridge on December 5. The vehicle, travelling from Angul to Berhampur, was found carrying the illicit arms, concealed in a bag.

The accused, Sumanta Naik (30) and Soubhagya Naik (30), are residents of Angul and Dhenkanal, respectively. Preliminary investigation reveals that they procured the arms from Jharkhand and Munger, Bihar.

The police have seized 9MM and 7.65MM pistols, an automatic carbine, 12 rounds of 9MM ammunition, Rs 1,600 in cash, and three mobile ph

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