Tight security ahead of 13 Nov bypoll in Midnapore
With the Midnapore Assembly by-election on 13 November, district authorities have significantly ramped up security measures, aiming to ensure a peaceful and orderly voting process.
A man has been apprehended at the Ahmedabad airport for allegedly carrying a loaded gun in his hand baggage, officials said.
The weapon, loaded with three live rounds, was found in M B Shyal’s baggage at about 8:20 pm by an on-duty CISF personnel, a senior official in the airport security said.
Shyal, who was supposed to take a flight to Delhi, the weapon and ammunition were handed to the police for further probe by the Central Industrial Security Force, he said.
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“The man had a valid license. But carrying of weapons and ammunition in the airports and aircraft is banned under law,” the official said.
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