Two arms smugglers arrested in Bihar

The Special Task Force today arrested two arms smugglers from near a temple under Kharagpur police station in Bihar's Munger district, a police officer said.
The two arms smugglers have been identified as Pradeep Singh, a native of Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, and Pramod Yadav of Banka district.
They were picked up from the Kharagpur-Tarapur road. The police seized seven automatic pistols, 200 magazines, 10 pieces of magazine springs and main springs of pistols, besides a motorcycle and an autorickshaw, Munger SP Ashish Bharti said.
The weapons and allied equipment found on them were meant for use during upcoming panchayat polls. Both the arms smugglers have been booked under the Arms Act, Bharti said.