According to officials, the incident occurred yesterday around 9:15 pm at the Peeragarhi Metro station when security officials of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) detected a pistol in the baggage of a passenger.
"The 25-year-old passenger, identified as Delhi resident Munna Pandey, was handed over to Delhi police. Pandey could not give a satisfactory reply as to why was the fire arm present in his baggage. Carrying of arms and ammunition in the Delhi Metro is prohibited and prosecutable under law," a senior officer said.