Ranchi: Two illegal arms suppliers and armed criminals have been arrested following a raid conducted under Itki and Lapung police station (PS) limits on Sunday, police said on Monday.Superintendent of Police (Rural) Praveen Pushkar said arms dealers Shravan Singh and Suka Oran and a buyer Charo Minj were arrested under Itki PS limits, while Ashish was caught with weapons under Lapung PS. He said that a minor accompanying Ashish has also been detained.He said that Ashish and Shravan have criminal history as Ashish is an accused in six cases registered in Ranchi district and the other is an accused in one case registered in Itki police station. “One six-round revolver, two country-made pistols, three cartridges and one bullet and a bike have been seized from them,” he said.The SP said, “Police had received a secret information that two people were going from Bedo to Lapung with weapons to commit some crime. A team formed under the leadership of Bedo Deputy SP Ashok Ram conducted a raid to arrest Ashish along with the minor. The duo had planned to rob people at an isolated place.”Rural SP said, “During interrogation, the accused told that the weapons were purchased from Shravan and Suka, residents of Dola village of Itki.” Chanu, who bought the pistol from both of them, was arrested with the weapon.Police said that the arms suppliers used to bring weapons for sale from Lohardaga district.