Overview
- Officers on routine patrol near the Brajeshwar bridge on the Amtali Bypass detained three men around 9:30 pm Monday.
- Two country-made pistols, four magazines and three mobile phones were seized, according to West Tripura SP Namit Pathak.
- Police identified the locals as Tinku Debbarma and a Debbarma whose name was reported as Sumenda or Samarendra, and the third as Sibash Kumar of Dumeria Khurd, Bihar.
- A case has been registered under the Arms Act and the suspects are being interrogated to determine procurement and intended recipients.
- The arrest follows several recent firearm recoveries in Tripura, including eight pistols found on a train at Agartala station in May and a separate seizure on November 15.