Guns in Jaipur are delivered to homes; they are sold via Instagram Reels

Criminals are increasingly showcasing their firearms on Instagram Reels and even providing instruction on how to use them

Jaipu:- With social media, especially Facebook and Instagram, the selling of illegal weapons has increased in Rajasthan. Criminals are increasingly showcasing their firearms on Instagram Reels and even providing instruction on how to use them. In a recent incident, two miscreants were apprehended at Jaipur’s Karni Vihar police station while attempting to sell weapons via social media channels.

The Commissionerate has established a specific team to monitor social media and take appropriate action in order to combat this expanding tendency.

Police detained Vishnu Singh alias Ballu Rajpura and Dinesh alias Dinesh Bhurani during an inquiry for selling illegal weapons and ammunition. After concluding the deals, the thieves bought the firearms in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and sold them in Jaipur.

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The action against criminals who were selling guns was taken on February 24 at the Karni Vihar police station on Gandhi Way, according to DCP (West) Vandita Rana. Two people arrived in a white Swift Dzire automobile to deliver illicit weapons and ammunition to a customer. The illegal arms supplier was captured together with Vishnu Singh alias Ballu Rajpura (22) from Losal Sikar and Dinesh alias Dinesh Bhurani (21) from Sedwa Barmer by the police team under the direction of SHO (Karni Vihar) Likhma Ram.

A countrymade pistol and 5 ammunition were discovered in both criminals’ possession during the search. They had travelled to Jaipur to sell the illicit firearms and ammunition they had acquired in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. According to the two suspects, the

The three of them are all Pali locals. Three additional auto robbery accomplices were also detained by the police over the course of the investigation. The gang admitted to buying and selling more than a dozen illicit firearms while being questioned.

She said that the cell phone of Vishnu Singh alias Ballu Rajpura was examined during the inquiry into the illegitimate arms deal. In the recently deleted folder of his phone, the investigators discovered multiple photo and video recordings of illegal firearms and ammunition. The cellphone also had a tonne of movies on it showing illegal firearms and ammunition. Even more, Ballu Rajpura made Instagram Reels of firearms, which he posted on his personal social media page. On social media, a number of people had been in touch with him about buying firearms.