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Man held with two country-made pistols, 19 cartridges in Mumbai

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On Saturday, a man was arrested in Agripada, Mumbai for possessing two illegal firearms and 19 live cartridges. The Crime Branch acted on a tip-off and laid a trap near KK Marg. Upon interception, the police recovered the weapons from the man’s possession. He has been booked under the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act.

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