Raipur, August 29, 2021 (PPI-OT):A 26-year-old man was apprehended with an India made pistol in Indian disturbed state, Chhattisgarh. The man was intercepted by a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) sub-inspector and a local-made pistol was recovered from his person in the parking area of Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur city of the state, additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Lakhan Patle said.

The accused, Amar Kumar Dwivedi alias Golu (26), a resident of Bilaspur district, was nabbed after CISF personnel found his movements suspicious, and he attempted to flee, but fell off his two-wheeler, he said. During questioning, the accused revealed that he had found the firearm lying near a bridge in Baloda Bazaar district and picked it up, the ASP said, adding that the man claimed that he was waiting for a friend in the airport’s parking area. The Mana police have registered an offence against the accused under the relevant section of the Arms Act and are probing the matter further, the official said.

For more information, contact:
Kashmir Media Service
Phone: +92-51-4435548, +92-51-4435549
Fax: +92-51-4861736
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.kmsnews.org