BSF apprehends five people, recovers arms

Karimganj (Assam), Mar 14 : Border Security Force personnel have apprehended five people and seized arms, including a rifle and 22 silencers from them at the Assam-Mizoram border, defence sources said today. Based on inputs from BSF's intelligence wing the five were apprehended near Marpara late last night while they were travelling in a vehicle between the two states. A .22 rifle, six air guns, seven telescope sights, 12 silencers, a car and five mobile hand sets were seized from them. In another operation, BSF apprehended an arms smuggler from Aizawl and seized a US-made .38 revolver and an Italian-made 9 mm pistol from his possession, the sources added.