Meerut: Retd. Colonel's residence raided, 1 cr cash, animal skin-organs, around 40 rifles & pistols recovered

Interestingly, a stash of 117 kilos of meat was also recovered in a huge container. (Image: ANI)

Meerut (UP): One crore cash, animal skin, animal organs and around 40 rifles and pistols were recovered when the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted raids at a Colonel (retd.) residence in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. The team of the DRI conducted the raid at the house of Devendra Singh. Raid continued for 16 hours on the basis of confidential information following which about 50,000 cartridges, including 40 rifles and pistols, about one crore rupees of cash and wild animals skulls, horns, leopard skins, have been recovered. Interestingly, a stash of 117 kilos of meat was also recovered in a huge container. "The raid was done in the morning and foreign arms, rifles and pistols were recovered. Licenses of arms were not found. At the same time the team interrogated the Retired Colonel and asked about his national level shooter son Prashant Bishnoi, who is absconding but he did not tell the police," said Manoj Kumar (Senior Intelligence Officer), reported ANI. However, no arrest has been made yet as the cops are looking for Prashant Bishnoi. Meanwhile, police forces have been deployed outside Singh's house.