Dehradun, Dec. 7 -- The special task force (STF), along with Udham Singh Nagar police, arrested an inter-state arms smuggler who allegedly supplied ammunition to the culprits involved in the 2016 Nabha jailbreak, officials said on Saturday.

The accused, identified as Mohammad Asim (32), a resident of Bazpur in Udham Singh Nagar, spent over six years in Patiala jail in connection with the case. His gunhouse in Bajpur of Udham Singh Nagar was raided by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2023, the police added.

The police recovered four illegal automatic pistols, one shotgun, and 40 cartridges from the accused's possession.

The Nabha jailbreak took place on November 27, 2016. A group of 10-15 armed men, disguised as police officer...