LUCKNOW, March 12 -- A woman involved in supplying firearms was arrested at the Qaiserbagh bus stand in Lucknow on Wednesday morning. Police recovered four .32 calibre pistols from her possession, which she had allegedly brought from Meerut to deliver to a criminal gang in Jaunpur's Shahganj area, according to senior police officials.

The special task force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh police identified the accused as Muskan Tiwari, 24, a resident of Rudauli village under Sarpatha police station limits in Jaunpur. The STF stated that seven magazines were also seized from her possession. Each pistol is estimated to be worth around Rs.1.5 lakh.

During interrogation, Muskan disclosed that the gang led by Shubham Singh recruits rural and economic...