Jamshedpur, July 8 (PTI) Three men were arrested in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur on Tuesday for allegedly flaunting arms on social media, police said.

Soon after a photo of the trio with firearms went viral on social media, a team was formed to initiate necessary actions, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Bachandeo Kujur.

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They were arrested from the Olidih area, he said.

"On the basis of information gathered from them during interrogation, the two country-made pistols they flaunted in the photo were recovered," he added.

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Those arrested were identified as Ritesh Singh, Ashok Gupta and Raj Kumar Mukhiya alias Raj Bachcha, police said.

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