Sleuths of Anti-Terrorists Squad (ATS) nabbed a constable driver of Border Security Force (BSF) from Agra and recovered two carbines stolen by him during his posting in West Bengal. The accused was produced before a local magistrate and he will now be taken to West Bengal after procuring transit remand from the court.
Constable driver in BSF Chandra Pal managed duplicate keys of the armoury in Khetabarkutti border post under Dinhata police station of Cooch Behar (West Bengal). On February 19 last, while being on duty, he stole two 9mm Beretta carbines from the armoury. After learning of the disappearnce of the semi-automatic firearms, BSF officials registered a case in this connection with the local police.
Suspcious of Chandra Pal, the BSF officials tipped off ATS of UP as the latter hailed from Murendra area of Sikandra in Agra.
IG (ATS) Aseem Arun said that after being intimated, the phone numbers of the driver were put under electronic surveillance. On Friday morning, after learning about his movement in his hometown, a team rushed there and arrested him from Agra railway station. He was subjected to quizzing and on his information, the stolen carbines were recovered.
Chandra Pal disclosed that he had stolen both weapons after snapping power connection to the armoury so that no one could see him. IG ATS Assem Arun has informed the West Bengal police about the arrest.