Man held with country-made pistol in Jammu

A suspected criminal was arrested with a country-made pistol in the outskirts of the Jammu city, police said on Friday.

Inderveer Singh alias 'Jaddu', a resident of Raipur-Satwari, was seen moving under suspicious circumstances by a police patrolling party at Gangyal late Thursday and was subsequently subjected to frisking, a police official said.

A country-made pistol and a live round was recovered from his possession, he said.

Singh was arrested and a case under Arms Act has been registered against him, he said adding further investigation is on.