Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Youth Arrested With Pistol in Mulund
A 19-year-old labourer from Madhya Pradesh was arrested in Mumbai on January 22.
The police found him with a homemade gun and two bullets near a dumping area.
He tried to run away when he saw the police, but they caught him.
The police did not find any papers showing he was allowed to have the gun.
They took the gun and bullets as evidence.
The man is in trouble for having the gun without permission and for breaking the rules about guns in Mumbai.
The police are still looking into what happened.
A 19-year-old labourer from Madhya Pradesh was arrested in Mulund East for possessing a country-made pistol and two live cartridges.
The arrest took place on January 22 during a night patrol after a tip-off about a suspicious youth near a dumping ground.
The accused attempted to flee but was apprehended after a brief chase, and the weapon was seized as evidence.
The accused could not provide a valid license for the weapon and violated the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s prohibitory arms order.
An FIR has been registered under the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act, with further investigation underway.
- Who
- Kuldeepkumar Mewalal Pasi, a 19-year-old labourer from Madhya Pradesh
- What
- Arrested for possessing a country-made pistol and live cartridges
- When
- January 22, during the early hours
- Where
- Durgawadi slum, Mulund East, near the dumping yard
- Why
- Violation of the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s prohibitory arms order and possession of illegal weapons
- Name
- Kuldeepkumar Mewalal Pasi
- Age
- 19
- Residence
- Bhadesar, Majanpur, Kaushambi district, Madhya Pradesh
- Weapon
- Country-made iron pistol
- Ammunition
- Two live cartridges
- Arrest Date
- January 22
- Arrest Location
- Durgawadi slum, Mulund East
- Charges
- Sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act, Sections 37(1)(a) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act