Chandigarh: Youth arrested with illegal pistol, ammo
Chandigarh, June 27 A 24-year-old youth has been arrested by the Crime Branch of the UT police for carrying a countrymade pistol and two cartridges. The accused had been identified as Vivek, alias Vihu, a resident of Sector 25...
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Chandigarh, June 27
A 24-year-old youth has been arrested by the Crime Branch of the UT police for carrying a countrymade pistol and two cartridges.
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The accused had been identified as Vivek, alias Vihu, a resident of Sector 25 Colony.
The police said the accused was nabbed near the Rally Ground in Sector 25. A case under the Arms Act has been registered at the Sector 11 police station.
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The police said the preliminary investigation revealed that the accused purchased the weapon from Bihar. “The accused had an enmity with a few people. He procured the weapon illegally for self-defence,” said a police official. He was produced before the court and sent to judicial custody.
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