Jammu : Jammu police on Monday claimed to have arrested two persons with Chinese pistol near Jammu Airport.
A police spokesman that a team of police station Satwari led by SHO Inspector Deepak Jasrotia while on patrolling duty near Airport Jammu found one Vehicle (Baleno) bearing number JKO2CE-5360 parked on roadside in darkness.
The team inquired the persons sitting in the vehicle on which the persons started shouting and assaulted the police officials on duty, but were overpowered swiftly by police team.
During search, a Chinese pistol along with magazine was recovered from their possession, which they had carried for committing some serious crime in the area, police said.
On this, police said that a case under FIR number 282/21 under section 353/34 IPC, 7/25 Arms Act has been registered at PS Satwari.
The arrested persons were identified as Randeep Singh and Lobjot Singh—both resident of Nanak Nagar, Jammu.
Also, the vehicle was seized in the case, police said, adding that further investigation of the case is going on—(KNO)
