Dimapur Police seized five .303 rifles and 90 rounds of ammunition from an auto-rickshaw near Aoyimti village and apprehended two persons.
DIMAPUR — Dimapur Police on August 27 seized five .303 rifles and 90 rounds of ammunition from an auto-rickshaw near Aoyimti village and apprehended two persons in connection with the alleged illegal possession and transportation of firearms.
A press release stated that a police team intercepted the auto-rickshaw near the village cemetery at around 5.30 pm.
The two occupants were identified as Ghotovi Yeptho, whom police described as a deputy kilonser of NSCN-Kitovi, and Akhehoto Yepto, the driver of the vehicle.
A search of the auto-rickshaw led to the recovery of five .303 rifles with magazines and 90 rounds of .303 ammunition, according to police.
Police said the two apprehended persons could not produce valid documents for the recovered firearms.
A case has been registered at East Police Station under Section 25(1A) of the Arms Act, read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Sections 7/8 of the Nagaland Security Regulation Act. Further investigation is under way.
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