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Jharkhand: Two arrested with illegal firearms & ammunition in Lohardaga

Lohardaga, Dec 6 (UNI) The Lohardaga police on Saturday arrested two individuals and recovered a cache of illegal firearms and ammunition following a targeted raid conducted under Senoha police station.
The action followed a confidential tip-off received by the Superintendent of Police, Lohardaga, stating that Naseem Ansari, son of Sarafat Ansari, a resident of Hesve Bazartoli and allegedly a supporter of the JJMP organisation, was illegally storing firearms and ammunition.
Acting upon the input, the SP directed Deputy SP (Headquarters) Sameer Kumar Tirkey and newly appointed Dy SP-cum-Circle Inspector Sudhir Prasad Sahu to verify the information and initiate appropriate action. A special team was constituted under the leadership of Niraj Jha, officer-in-charge of Senha police station.
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