LUCKNOW, June 30 -- In a fresh development in the Malihabad arms seizure case, police sources have confirmed the recovery of a laptop containing contact records with a Dubai-based number suspected to be linked to the illegal weapons supply chain.

According to investigators, Hakeem Salauddin, who was arrested on Friday from Lucknow's Malihabad area in connection with alleged involvement in the case, was in regular contact with the Dubai number, sometimes calling once or twice a day.

Investigators have also taken Salauddin's nephew, Gaush Khan, into custody for questioning. He is suspected to have critical information about Salauddin's contacts in Pakistan and other countries. According to police sources, over a dozen of Salauddin's relat...