Man facing two attempted murder cases held with illegal pistol in Panchkula

Panchkula, Oct 17 (UNI) Police arrested a 26-year-old man with an illegal country-made pistol and a live cartridge near HMT Power Colony on the Pinjore-Panchkula highway,police said on Saturday. The accused, Ankit of Narayanpur village in Panchkula district, has four previous criminal cases registered against him, including two attempted murder cases in Yamunanagar, an Arms Act case in Mohali and an assault case in Panchkula's Raipur Rani police station. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Aman Kumar said a Crime Branch-03 team intercepted Ankit on October 16 following specific information that a man was carrying an illegal firearm near HMT Power…