Suspected arms supplier held with weapons

A suspected arms supplier was arrested today with a haul of weapons from Hario village in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said.

Acting on a tip off, the police raided Hario village and arrested the suspected arms supplier Anjani Rai with five country-made pistols, two muskets, one airgun and 65 round ammunition, police said.

Rai had brought the consignments of illegal weapons from Munger for supply to his clients, they said, adding the arrested man was being interrogated.