Reported by Avik Chakraborty
Dibrugarh: Two pistols were recovered near a railway track at Banipur, close to Assam’s Dibrugarh Railway Station, on Sunday morning, triggering a scare.
According to railway police officials, the firearms were spotted lying beside the tracks by passersby in the morning, who alerted the authorities.
One of the pistols was found tightly wrapped in black polythene, while the other was lying in the open.
“We received information about suspicious objects near the tracks and immediately rushed a team to the spot. On inspection, we found two pistols, one concealed in a polythene packet and the other lying exposed,” said an RPF official.
Officials suspect the weapons may have been deliberately abandoned by unidentified persons, possibly to avoid detection during transit through the railway station area.
“It is suspected that someone may have dumped these weapons in haste, fearing a security check. We are examining all angles, including the possibility that these arms were being smuggled through the rail route,” the official added.
Soon after the recovery, a joint team comprising personnel from the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP), and Assam Police reached the spot and seized both pistols for further examination.