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Arms, ammunition recovered in Gaya village

Arms, ammunition recovered in Gaya village

Time of India20-07-2025
Gaya: In a joint search operation by district police and CRPF on Saturday evening, police recovered a country-made pistol, 41 cartridges of AK-47, cartridge of Insas rifle, nine bundles of Maoists' booklet and levy receipts from Kachnaar village under Chhakarbandha police station area in Gaya district.
SSP Anand Kumar said, "A team headed by Imamganj SDPO Amit Kumar, comprising STF and the CRPF 47 B battalion personnel, conducted the search operation and recovered arms and ammunition."
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