Bhubaneswar, May 6 -- In a major crackdown on illegal arms trafficking, Odisha Police have dismantled an organised arms syndicate operating in Jharsuguda district and arrested one key accused during a strategic operation under the district's flagship surveillance and crime control initiative, 'Netra'.
According to sources from the Odisha DGP office, the coordinated operation was carried out by Brajrajnagar and Orient police based on credible joint intelligence inputs. The accused was apprehended while allegedly planning criminal activities in the region driven by past enmity.
Police said the operation has significantly disrupted the local illegal arms supply chain, which was sourcing firearms from Bihar for distribution in Jharsuguda and ...