3 held for possessing cache of arms in Maharashtra

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Press Trust of India Yavatmal (Maha)
Last Updated : Mar 22 2016 | 8:33 PM IST
Three persons were arrested for allegedly possessing a cache of arms and ammunitions in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, police said today.
The trio - Jatinder Singh Sajjan Singh (34), G A Joseph (30) and Vijay Singh Navalkishor Singh (35) - were apprehended yesterday and produced before a local court which sent them in police remand till March 26, Police Station Officer of Wani Police station, Mukund Kulkarni said.
Acting on a tip off, police searched a car at the Lalguda area in Wani. During which, they found weapons like hand made shot gun, 13 cartridges of AK-47 riffle, four iron swords and a few knives, he said.
A case under sections of the Prevention of Arms Act was registered in this regard and investigations are underway, police said.
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First Published: Mar 22 2016 | 8:33 PM IST

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