Illegal arms dealer nabbed by Khatkhati police

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BOKAJAN: Acting on a tip-off, the Khatkhati police conducted a raid in the general area of Pacca Field and arrested a youth for possessing two illegal fire arms on Thursday. The arrested youth has been identified as 23-year old Sahil Khan alias Salman Khan of Tarapur village under Banskhandi police station in Silchar district. The recovered fire arms included one 7.65 MM pistol along with three live ammunition and a .22 pistol with 4 live ammunition.

"Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire arms were brought for sale in Khatkhati from Dimapur, Nagaland. Further investigations are on to ascertain the exact cause of possessing the illegal fire arms," John Das, SDPO Bokajan said. The operation was conducted under the leadership of John Das, SDPO Bokajan.

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