Women carrier of arms arrested

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Press Trust of India Faizabad (UP)
Last Updated : Sep 28 2014 | 10:25 PM IST
Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested a woman from Faizabad station while she carrying a large consignment of arms and ammunition.
The accused, identified as Sunaina (25), was arrested late yesterday night, police said, adding the consignment was being transported from Chapra district in Bihar to Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
GRP sub-inspector Inderjeet Arya said that "during interrogation she told that she got the consignment from Chapra which she had to deliver in Ahmedabad. She got the consignment from an unknown person and had to deliver to another unknown person who would contact her..."
"We have recovered six .32 calibre pistols, eight magazines and 100 rounds of bullets from her procession," Arya said.
Police said arms dealers have started engaging women and children as carriers of weapons.
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First Published: Sep 28 2014 | 10:25 PM IST

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