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Tripura Police arrest a man carrying a pistol, ammunition in North Tripura district
The Tripura Police arrested a man and seized six rounds of ammunition, a pistol, and a smartphone from his possession at Monacherra village under Khedacherra police station in North Tripura district on Sunday.
The arrested person was identified as Lalit Kumar Reang, 54.
'A case was lodged against him under Sections 25 (1)(a) of the Arms Act, 1959, and 61(2)/3(5) of BNS, 2023. He will be produced before the court,' said a police officer in North Tripura District.
On May 30, a 25-year-old woman was arrested along with a pistol, a few live cartridges, and 7,800 yaba tablets worth Rs 20 lakh in Bhagyapur under Dharmanagar sub-division of North Tripura district.
Nearly three weeks ago, eight pistols and 16 empty magazines were seized from an express train at Agartala railway station.
The operation was conducted jointly by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
The seized pistols were all factory-made and smaller in size than the 9mm service pistols.
