SOG Ahmedabad nabs man with two pistols, 30 cartridges

The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Ahmedabad City Crime Branch nabbed a person with illegal firearms and ammunition near Ognaj village, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.

The 33-year-old accused, Chandan Singh Jaswantsingh Vaghela, was caught with two country-made pistols and 30 live cartridges during the operation.  

The operation, led by an assistant commissioner of police, was based on specific intelligence inputs. The SOG team intercepted Vaghela near the Sadbhavana Engineering wall in Ognaj and seized firearms and ammunition valued at ₹66,040. This included two pistols worth ₹50,000, cartridges valued at ₹4,500, and other related items.  

Vaghela, a resident of Moti Bhoyan village in Kalol, Gandhinagar, originally hails from Ridavali village in Uttar Pradesh. The seized items were reportedly found in the vicinity of an electric pole near the arrest location. Following the operation, the accused was booked under relevant sections of the Arms Act, and further investigation is underway.  

The SOG also revealed that Vaghela has a prior criminal history. In 2021, he was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Narol police station.  

The authorities are now investigating the source of the seized firearms and ammunition and are probing whether Vaghela has links to larger criminal networks. 

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