New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested Hardesh, alias Sonu, for allegedly funding illegal arms trafficking and running a fake passport racket. Sonu, a close aide of arms smuggler Saleem alias Pistol, arranged funds for weapon deals and facilitated forged travel documents to help criminals evade law enforcement. He also assisted Saleem during an escape attempt. Saleem, among north India’s top arms suppliers, was nabbed in Nepal last August. Weapons were smuggled in transformer cavities shipped from Pakistan to Nepal and then to India, police said. TNN
