Woman held with bullet round in Delhi metro

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 12 2017 | 8:13 PM IST
A 41-year-old woman has been apprehended for allegedly carrying a live bullet in her bag while entering a Delhi Metro station.
An officer involved in metro security said the incident was reported yesterday at about 11:30 am at the Arjangarh metro station. A CISF personnel detected a bullet-like object in a bag being screened at the X-ray machine.
The bag belonged to a woman identified as M Tigga (41), a resident of Jharkhand.
A live bullet round of 9mm calibre was recovered from the bag, the officer said.
Tigga was handed over to police after she failed to furnish any government-issued document for possessing arms and ammunition, he said.
Carrying arms and ammunition in the Delhi Metro is banned by law.

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First Published: Sep 12 2017 | 8:13 PM IST

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