India, April 4 -- The Mumbai police's crime branch has arrested five men from a hotel in Andheri West for allegedly possessing seven unlicensed country-made pistols and 21 live rounds. As two of the arrested accused hail from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, the police suspect they could have links with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, and are ascertaining why they were in Mumbai with arms and ammunition, officials said.

At least two of the five arrested men have a criminal past, with cases registered against them in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana for attempt to murder and possession of unlicensed arms, officials added.

The arrested accused were identified as Vikash Dinesh Thakur, 24; Sumeet Kumar Dilawar, 26; Devendra Rupesh Saxena, 24; Shreyas Suresh ...