India, Feb. 20 -- A 22-year-old man, currently in jail for the abduction and murder of a government contractor, was booked on February 17 for allegedly obtaining an arms licence by submitting forged documents and concealing pending criminal cases against him.

The accused, Rohit alias Bala Kisan Bhame, a resident of Donje in Haveli taluka, had secured a licence for a .32 bore pistol in 2023 despite criminal cases being registered against him.

According to the police, Bhame submitted an Aadhaar card showing a residential address at Tarawadi Ranmala in Loni Kalbhor to obtain the licence. He also filed an affidavit declaring that no civil or criminal cases were pending against him in any court.

However, during verification, a police team w...