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Kolkata: Several country made pistols seized from Howrah railway station

| | Mar 04, 2017, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Saturday morning recovered at least 18 unfinished country made 9mm pistols from Howrah railway station near Kolkata, officials said.

According to reports, during routine checks, RPF personnel spotted an unclaimed bag at platform number 8 of Howrah railway station and found those unfinished pistols inside it.

Later, those pistols were handed over to the Government Railway Police (GRP).

"We have started investigation into the case and are examining CCTV footage of platform 8," a GRP official said.

However, none has been detained in connection with the case so far.

(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha,Image: Wikimedia Commons)

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