Beed, Apr 11 Police have arrested a man for allegedly possessing an unlicensed pistol in the Beed district of Maharashtra, officials said on Saturday.
The arrest was made during an operation conducted on April 10.
The local crime branch received information that a restaurant owner, Vilas Ankush Chate, was illegally in possession of a firearm. Following this information, the police team conducted a raid at his restaurant around 9 pm and detained him, an official said.
During the search, the police recovered a homemade pistol, estimated to be worth approximately Rs 40,000, from him, he said.
A case has been registered against him at the Bardapur police station.