Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, May 23
The CIA Wing of the city police nabbed two persons and recovered a .32 bore gun and three live cartridges from them.
The accused have been identified as Ashok Singh (26), alias Nik Oberoi , a resident of Old Madhopuri and Dikshit Tandon (24), alias Doda, a resident of Hargobind Nagar.
ACP (Crime) Mandeep Singh said CIA personnel were patrolling near Kashmir Nagar and caught two persons on suspicion. During their search, a .32 bore gun and three live cartridges were recovered from them. The ACP said the accused were asked to produce the licence of the weapon but they failed.
The ACP said both accused had a notorious past as accused Ashok is facing three criminal cases while Dikshit is facing two cases registered at different police stations in Ludhiana.
The ACP said the police remand of the accused would be sought from the court so that further interrogation could be conducted.
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