The Tripura Police arrested a person in possession of a Russian pistol within the North district on Sunday.
The accused was recognized as Raju Deb, a resident of Dharmanagar Municipal Council space.
Chatting with reporters, Jeremiah Darlong, Extra Superintendent of Police, stated Deb was nabbed from his residence in School Street throughout an operation led by the SP following a tip-off.
In the course of the raid, the police seized a 7.62 mm Russian automated pistol together with dwell cartridges, two smartphones, and a car.
Throughout preliminary interrogation, the accused reportedly confessed to having bought the weapon in Dimapur.
A case has been filed on the Dharmanagar police station charging the person with violating the Arms Act.
Earlier in June, the state police and the Border Safety Pressure seized unlawful weapons and ammunition near the India-Bangladesh border close to the Rayermura Border Out Publish at Amtali in West Tripura district.
A gang concerned in smuggling weapons from Nagaland was additionally busted in Tripura a number of months in the past.
