Jammu, July 13 -- Police on Friday arrested a student of Central University of Jammu (CUJ), who ran illegal arms trade, said officials.

The accused was identified as Kaif Ahmed, son of Shami Ahmed, resident of Barharia near Masjid Barharia, Siwan in Bihar. He was a student at Central University Jammu (Rahya) in Vijaypur area of Samba district.

"In a significant breakthrough, Samba police has uncovered a criminal network involved in the illegal arms trade, following a tip-off from reliable sources in the jurisdiction of police station Vijaypur," said a police spokesperson.

The accused had been orchestrating illegal trafficking of firearms and transporting weapons-specifically pistols and katta (country made pistols) from Bihar and selli...