Bihar youths arrested in Agartala along with firearms, ammo
AGARTALA: Assam Rifles Monday detained two youths from Bihar in the sensitive Shalbagan area of Agartala along with firearms ahead of village committee elections in the TTAADC area. Two pistols, three magazines and eight rounds of ammunition were recovered from them.
They were handed over to the police and were subsequently shown arrested. Police identified the youths as Suraj Kumar, 30 and Srikant Kumar, 36.
Soldiers from the 35 bn Assam Rifles intercepted a vehicle just outside the entrance of Tripura Frontier BSF headquarters in Shalbagan and detained the two men. The paramilitary force said the operation was conducted based on intelligence inputs.
The vehicle was travelling to Agartala city from Khowai in west Tripura. The small arms and ammunition were concealed in a black bag.
Police officers are questioning the two men at NCC police station in Agartala after obtaining remand from a court. Sources said police are trying to determine where the weapons came from, why they were being transported and whether anyone else is involved as well as any possible conspiracy angle.