Two held with pistols, cartridges in Rajkot

Rajkot: Two anti-social elements were nabbed when they were travelling in a car with arms and ammunition from the outskirts of Rajkot on Thursday.

Police said they had received a tip-off that Ishan Joshi (28) and Bhima Gareja (36) were going in their car to kill Digubha Manjaria.

“We had received the registration number of the car, on the basis of which we intercepted it and arrested the accused. From the possession of the accused, we seized two country made pistols, 23 live cartridges, one empty magazine, a pouch of chilly powder meant to be thrown in the eyes of the target, a knuckle duster and the car,” said H D Hingroja, sub-inspector with Rajkot rural special operation group.

During his interrogation, Joshi said that Manjaria had visited his house three days ago and picked up a fight with his brother Vishal Joshi. Before leaving from the spot, Manjaria had vandalized Joshi’s car by smashing its windscreen.

“In order to teach Manjaria a lesson, Joshi and Gareja had decided to murder him and had set out in their car with arms and ammunition,” added Hingroja.


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