India, Feb. 19 -- Vijayapura district police have seized 10 country-made pistols and 24 live bullets, leading to the arrest of 10 people on Monday and Tuesday, an officer said.

Vijayapura superintendent of police (SP) Lakshmana Nimbargi said that the crackdown stemmed from an investigation into the murder of 45-year-old man identified as Satish Premasingh Rathod in the Arakere area, under the jurisdiction of the rural police station.

"During the probe, we found that Ramesh Gemu Lamani, prime suspect in the murder, was involved in supplying firearms. Another accused, Suresh Rathod, had sourced and distributed these weapons. Upon his arrest and interrogation, it was revealed that he had supplied illegal pistols to several individuals in t...