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Dibrugarh: The Dibrugarh Police in a joint operation with the Army nabbed one person with a pistol from Banipur Railway station in Dibrugarh on Saturday.

The person has been identified as Hussain Ahmed Khan of Morayali in the Karimganj district.

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Additional SP(HQ) Bitul Chetia said, “We have arrested one person with a pistol from Banipur railway station.” 

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He informed that along with the pistol, the police also recovered a magazine and one mobile phone from his possession. 

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The person allegedly came to Margherita to sell the seized pistol.

He was, however, arrested by the police before he could have executed the deal.

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Chetia said that they had input from sources and based on it, the police along with the army conducted a joint operation to nab the suspected person.

“We have started interrogating him and have asked the Karimganj Police to run a check on his background,” Chetia added.

 

Avik Chakraborty is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dibrugarh. He can be reached at: [email protected]