Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Mumbai Police Arrest UP Man With Two Pistols, 10 Rounds
In Mumbai, police officers called the Crime Branch caught a man who they say was trying to sell guns.
The man's name is Manish Mantu Shahani, and he is 33 years old.
He came from a city called Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, a state in India.
The police found two automatic pistols and 10 bullets with him.
Police had heard he was in the area to sell guns, so they set a trap and caught him at his hotel.
Now a case has been registered against him for possessing the weapons.
Police also learned that he was connected to older cases in Uttar Pradesh.
Those include two murder cases and one robbery case from 2014, 2019, and 2021.
Police are still investigating where he got the guns and who else may be involved.
The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested 33-year-old Manish Mantu Shahani alias Sahani, a resident of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly involved in the illegal sale of firearms.
Police recovered two automatic pistols and 10 live rounds from his possession during the operation.
He was detained in a trap in the Sakinaka area while staying at the Ashoka Inn Hotel in Asalpha, Ghatkopar West.
A case was registered under Sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act along with relevant provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act.
Shahani has allegedly been booked in two murder cases (2019 and 2021 in Gorakhpur) and one robbery case (2014 in Maharajganj), with firearms reportedly used in all three offences.
- Who
- Manish Mantu Shahani alias Sahani, 33, a resident of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch Unit 7.
- What
- Arrested for the alleged illegal sale of firearms; two automatic pistols and 10 live rounds were recovered from his possession.
- When
- The article does not specify the arrest date; his earlier cases were registered in 2014, 2019, and 2021.
- Where
- Sakinaka area of Mumbai; he was staying at the Ashoka Inn Hotel in Asalpha, Ghatkopar West.
- Why
- Police received reliable information that he had arrived in the Sakinaka area to sell firearms and ammunition.
- Accused
- Manish Mantu Shahani alias Sahani
- Age
- 33 years
- Residence
- Bhediyagadh, Geeta Vatika, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Recovered Items
- 2 automatic pistols, 10 live rounds
- Detention Location
- Sakinaka, Mumbai; hotel in Asalpha, Ghatkopar West
- Legal Sections
- Sections 3 and 25 of Arms Act; Maharashtra Police Act provisions
- Prior Cases
- Two murders (2019, 2021) and one robbery (2014) in Uttar Pradesh