Congress councillor arrested with illegal pistol at Rewa Eco Park
Rewa police arrested Manpur council ward 11 Congress councillor Rahul Dwivedi at Eco Park, allegedly with an illegal pistol worth about Rs 40,000. Police said criminal cases were already registered against him in Umaria.
On Sunday, police at Eco Park in Rewa city arrested Rahul Dwivedi, Congress councillor from Ward No. 11 of Manpur Nagar Parishad, with an illegal pistol. Police put the estimated value of the pistol recovered from him at Rs 40,000. Criminal cases were already registered against the accused in Umaria district.
According to police sources, Kotwali police received information on 24 August that a youth was roaming around the Eco Park area with an illegal weapon. A police team led by Kotwali station in-charge Shringesh Singh Rajput reached the spot, cordoned off the area and caught the accused. During the search, a black country-made pistol was recovered from Rahul Dwivedi.
Congress councillor Rahul Dwivedi arrested at Rewa Eco Park
The accused was identified as Rahul Dwivedi, son of the late Tirath Prasad Dwivedi, aged 30, a resident of Ward No. 11, Civil Lines, Manpur Nagar Parishad, Umaria district. Police arrested him, brought him to Kotwali police station and registered a case, Crime No. 466/2025, under Sections 25(1)B(a) and 25(1)(a) of the Arms Act. According to police officials, the value of the recovered weapon is about Rs 40,000.
It was said that the accused councillor Rahul Dwivedi also had a criminal history. Cases against him in Umaria district included theft in 2016 and abuse, assault and threats in 2018. A criminal record of his family had also come to light.
CSP Rajiv Pathak said the matter was under investigation and that, after questioning the accused, information would also be gathered on the illegal arms supply chain and criminal network.
