PANAJI: Panaji police have busted an inter-state, illegal firearm trade racket, arresting five accused in Goa and Maharashtra.
In a case reported in Peterbhat in Taleigao, the accused had fired bullets from an illegal firearm.
Based on the incident, the police team set out to crack the trade of the illegal firearm used.
During the investigations, Gautam Asnotkar, 21, a resident of Merces; Akash Mutwadi, 20, a resident of Taleigao; Rahul Jadhav, 30, from Kolhapur, Tofik Shaikh, 25, from Pune; and Kunal Gaikwade, 22, from Pune were identified and arrested.