India News | Man Held for Carrying Pistol, Bullet at Metro Station in Noida
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An 18-year-old man was apprehended by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at a Delhi Metro station in neighbouring Noida on Thursday for allegedly carrying a country-made pistol and a bullet in his luggage, officials said.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) An 18-year-old man was apprehended by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at a Delhi Metro station in neighbouring Noida on Thursday for allegedly carrying a country-made pistol and a bullet in his luggage, officials said.
The passenger, a resident of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh, was intercepted during security check at the Electronic City station around 11.50 am.
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Carrying arms and ammunition is banned inside the metro network and the man could not furnish a government authorisation for carrying the pistol and bullet.
The man, who is a truck driver, was handed over to the Noida police for investigation, they said.
The CISF is tasked to secure and provide counter-terrorist cover to the Delhi Metro network in the national capital region.
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