Punjab: AK-47 Rifles, Pistols, 200 Bullets Recovered By BSF From India-Pak Border

A cache of six AK-47 rifles, three pistols, and 200 bullets was recovered by the Border Security Force Thursday night from along the India-Pakistan international border in Punjab, officials said.

PTI

Updated on: 28 October 2022 4:28 am

Several weapons and a cache of ammunition which were recovered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) during its raids at 17 locations across Meerut, Lucknow, Hapur, Amroha and Seelampur in connection with its probe into a new Islamic State-inspired module, ‘Harkat ul Harb e Islam’, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

A cache of six AK-47 rifles, three pistols, and 200 bullets was recovered by the Border Security Force Thursday night from along the India-Pakistan international border in Punjab, officials said.

The recovery was made around 7 pm from a bag that was found on the ground during a search conducted near the zero line of the border in the Ferozepur sector of the state.

Three AK-47 rifles with six empty magazines, another set of three 'mini' AK-47 rifles with five empty magazines, three pistols with six empty magazines, and 200 live bullets were recovered from the bag, a BSF spokesperson said.

The Border Security Force (BSF) has informed Punjab Police so that they can seize the weapons and ammunition cache and also conduct further investigation.

(Inputs from PTI)