Nagpur: The Anti-Chain Snatching Squad of the Crime Branch arrested a 28-year-old man for illegally possessing a deadly weapon near Machhi Bazaar Road under Sadar police limits on Monday afternoon.

According to police, around 2:20 pm on October 27, the squad was patrolling the Sadar area when they received a tip-off about a person named Swapnil roaming in the locality with a weapon. Acting swiftly, the team reached the spot and noticed a man attempting to flee upon seeing the police. He was chased and apprehended.

The suspect was identified as Swapnil Murlidhar Lohve (28), a resident of Sundarbagh, Gaddigodam, Nagpur. A search conducted in the presence of panch witnesses led to the recovery of a steel sword worth ₹500 from his possession.

Police said the accused was carrying the weapon with the intent to commit a cognizable offence, violating the prohibitory orders. A case has been registered at Sadar Police Station under Sections 4/25 of the Arms Act and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, and the accused has been taken into custody along with the seized weapon.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Commissioner of Police Ravindra Kumar Singhal, Joint CP Navinchandra Reddy, Additional CP (Crime) Vasant Pardeshi, DCP (Detection) Rahul Makanikar, and ACP (Crime Branch) Abhijit Patil, by PI Mangala Harde and her team from the Anti-Chain Snatching Squad.