Delhi airport arrest
Indian couple carrying 45 pistols arrested at Delhi airport
New Delhi: An Indian couple carrying 45 pistols was arrested by customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Both are Indian nationals and a probe is underway to check if the pistols are real or not.
The National Security Guard (NSG) is investigating the case and reported that the guns look 'completely real'.
The two arrested have been identified as Jagjit Singh and Jaswinder Kaur who happen to be husband and wife.
The couple had returned to India from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on July 10 and had been kept under surveillance.
Jagjit Singh was caught with the pistols in two trolley bags, given to him by his brother Manjit Singh.
Manjit Singh reportedly gave the bags to Jagjit Singh in Vietnam after landing in the country from Paris. After handing the bags, Manjit Singh "slipped out of the airport", a statement from customs officials stated.
According to customs officials, the female passenger helped her husband remove and destroy the tags of the trolley bag that contained the guns.
"Further, examination of these two trolley bags carried by passenger -1 (male passenger) resulted in the recovery of 45 pieces of assorted brand guns having approximate value of ₹ 22.5 lakh," the statement added.
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