Devanahalli: A pistol loaded with five bullets was found in the possession of a passenger who was scheduled to leave for Kuwait from Bangalore's Kempegowda International Airport. A 6.35-bore pistol made in Czechoslovakia was recovered from his luggage on November 18. A case was registered under the Arms Act, 1959, as there were no adequate documents regarding the possession of a pistol by him.
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The passenger, identified as Srinivasa SN, is a resident of Channakeshava Nagar, Bengaluru. The CISF personnel caught hold of his pistol when he arrived at Kempegowda International Airport, Devanahalli at 12:30 am to board flight J9-432. His luggage was checked on line number 18 and the pistol was immediately confiscated.
