Constable held for possessing illegal country pistol

A Chennai-based police constable was arrested for allegedly possessing an “illegal country pistol” at a hotel near the central bus stand here, police said.

The arrested policeman is working at the Basin Bridge police station, they said.

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Two others were also arrested on Saturday following his interrogation, police added.

Five pistols and fake Indian currency notes with a total face value of around Rs four lakh were seized in Chennai on Friday and two persons arrested in this connection.