1 AK-47 rifle seized, 2 arrested in Bihar

Police in Bihar's Munger district on Wednesday seized one AK-47 rifle during a search operation and arrested two people in connection with it, police said.

Deputy Inspector General of Police Jitendar Mishra said a joint team of Bihar Police and the National Investigation Agency raided at a few places in Munger and seized one AK-47 rifle and arrested two people.

In the last five months, 22 AK-47 rifles have been seized and more than 30 people, including retired defence personnel and police officials, have been arrested.

All AK-47 rifles seized by the police in Munger were smuggled in from outside the state.

 

--IANS

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