Agartala, May 26: In a major operation, the Railway police at Agartala Railway station arrested two arms traders including a woman on Friday.

The Railway police also seized US-made 9mm pistol and magazines.

The arrested arms traders were identified as- Karan Debbarma and Priya Debbarma, residents of Khowai district.

Speaking to reporters, Tapas Das, officer in charge of the GRP station at Agartala railway station said, “around 9 PM, we received an information that two individuals traveling towards Agartala on the Jana Shatabdi Express and were carrying arms. GRP staff and intelligence personnel positioned themselves at all exit points of the station.”

“As the train arrived at platform number three, we observed a man and a woman rushing to cross the overbridge. Their suspicious behavior led us to detain them. Upon searching, with the assistance of a female officer, we recovered a pistol and two empty magazines,” Das said.

“We have seized their mobile phones and are working to apprehend other members of the arms smuggling network. Both suspects will be produced in court with a request for police custody to facilitate further interrogation,” Das stated.

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