CBI files complaint against three suspects with Aurangabad Police after recovering pistol similar to one used in Dabholkar murder

New Delhi: The Central Bureau India (CBI) recovered a country-made pistol in Aurangabad in Maharashtra, similar to the one used in the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in 2013, and filed a complaint with the police against three people, officials said on Tuesday. “A khukri, three live rounds and a 7.65-bore pistol were recovered on the basis of leads given by Sachin Prakasrao Andure who was arrested recently by the CBI,” they said. [caption id=“attachment_4724871” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Maharashtra police. Reuters[/caption] “The agency has filed a complaint with the Aurangabad police against three people for allegedly possessing the country-made pistol, an illegal weapon,” they said. According to the officials, The agency will send the pistol for ballistic examination to ascertain whether it was used in the killing of Dabholkar. “The recovery was made following searches at houses of two friends and a relative of Andure,” they said. Andure, a resident of Aurangabad, was arrested on 18 August. “He is believed to be one of the shooters who fired upon Dabholkar in Pune on 20 August, 2013 in broad daylight,” the officials said. The fatal shot killed Dabholkar who had been running a campaign against superstition. The arrest was made on a tip-off from the Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad (ATS) after it had arrested three people in connection with a separate case of arms recovery.