Two held with country-made pistol

Police person arrested 2 persons for allegedly possessing a country-made pistol successful Turunelveli.

On getting accusation that a fewer persons from Melapalayam were trying to merchantability a country-made pistol, the constabulary conducted a conveyance cheque adjacent BSNL Office connected Ambasamudram Road present successful the tiny hours of Wednesday, and seized the firearm with 4 bullets from 2 bike-riders.

The riders were identified arsenic K. Amir Suhail, 25, and his subordinate A. Rathnabalan, 40, some from Melapalayam.

During investigation, the constabulary recovered that the duo, who had smuggled the firearm from a northbound Indian State, had sold it to a idiosyncratic from Dindigul for ₹1.50 lakh. As helium returned the firearm owed to reported malfunctioning, the duo were searching for a caller buyer.

Further investigations are on.