Delhi
House number-262 in Shakti Vihar, Karawal Nagar was Iqbal's rented accommodation from where he was running an illegal arms manufacturing unit.
Updated : Dec 04, 2018, 06:40 AM IST
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Shamma Bano, wife of Iqbal Ahmed, is clueless about what her husband does and has delivered a baby girl just two days ago. Her husband, who was arrested by the Crime Branch for illegally manufacturing and supplying fire-arms, has not even seen his child. "He was a rag-picker and would go out for work anytime," says Bano who claimed that police had reached her residence and took some things from the gunny sacks.
House number-262 in Shakti Vihar, Karawal Nagar was Iqbal's rented accommodation from where he was running an illegal arms manufacturing unit. His wife resides on the first floor along with his two sons Shoaib,7, Shaad,3 and their recently delivered daughter. "We are yet to pay the local daima (midwife) who helped me deliver the baby at home. I am not aware about why and from where he was arrested. He worked with a man named Arif," said Shammo.
Shammo's mother who was also present in the house seemed just as clueless about her son-in-law as her daughter.
Iqbal who hails from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh learnt the art of making weapons from his father Bundu Khan who also manufactured illegal arms. Iqbal dropped out of school after Class 7 and started working with his father. In 1996-1997, he started working at an arms shop in Bulandshahr and learnt the techniques of repairing of sophisticated arms. He then gradually learnt the technical aspect and dimensions of the sophisticated weapons. In 2000, he shifted to Delhi and started living in Trans Yamuna area and came in contact with criminals of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. He started repairing arms of the criminals, which eventually turned into a manufacturing unit of country-made pistols. His weapons were in demand as he was technically sound in the trade.
In 2014, he was arrested and sent to prison where he got in touch with more criminals who wanted to become his customers. After his release from jail, he contacted those criminals and started supplying weapons to them.
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