Mathura police arrest two with illegal arms

AGRA: A day before the second phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections, Mathura police arrested two persons with a bevy of illegal arms on Tuesday night from Mudseras village, located at Rajasthan border.
According to police, 10 pistols, five of them country-made, and 83 live cartridges were recovered from the suspects, Irfan Khan and Jahul Khan, who hail from Hathiya village of Barsana.
Mathura SSP Satyarth Aniruddh Pankaj said that two bike-borne youths were intercepted during vehicle checking around 7pm on Tuesday and they were found carrying a sack of illegal arms. Both the accused have been booked under relevant sections of the IPC.
Police said investigations were on to ascertain source and supply of the arms and ammunition.