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Two held for arms smuggling

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Press Trust of India Motihari
A father-son duo was arrested for arms smuggling and two pistols were recovered from them in Bihar's East Champaran district, police said today.

Acting on a tip-off, the 13th battalion SSB jawans arrested Mahendra Ram and his son Mukesh Ram at Mortia near the Indo-Nepal border and recovered two pistols, including one made in Japan, Commandant Arvind Kumar said.

The two men were on way to the international border to supply the pistols to a client from Nepal, he added.

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First Published: Mar 31 2013 | 8:10 PM IST

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