Sambhal (UP), Dec 14 (PTI) Two people were arrested at Rajpura police station area here on Monday with illegal firearms, police said.

The matter came to the fore after a video of the duo firing using the illegal weapons went viral on social media.

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A case was registered in the matter on Sunday, Circle officer K K Saroj said.

The accused have been identified as Santosh Kumar and Vinod Kumar, he said, adding that two illegal weapons were seized from their possession.

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