In a joint operation, the Southern Command Military Intelligence unit from Pune and the Maharashtra Police have dismantled a racket involving nine men from Jammu and Kashmir. These individuals allegedly used forged firearm licences and carried illegal firearms to secure jobs as armed security guards at various banks and security agencies in Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Pune, and the surrounding areas, news agency ANI reported.

According to a press statement issued by the Ahilyanagar Police, a search and combing operation was carried out across the city as well as Shrigonda, Sonai, and Pune, resulting in the arrest of the nine accused from the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.