Truck driver carrying pistol arrested in J-K

A truck driver carrying a pistol was arrested on Monday in Bari Brahamna belt, 25 kilometers away from Jammu, police said.

During security check at Balole bridge, police intercepted a truck and recovered a country-made pistol from the vehicle, they said.

According to police, the truck was on its way to Kashmir.

Parveen Singh, a resident of Nowshera in Rajouri, was arrested and the weapon was also seized, police said, adding that a case under the Arms Act was registered.