Reportedly GRP has recovered huge amount of cartridges during checking. A girl has been arrested in this case. police has started searching for other accused related to this case. Along with this, the girl is being questioned. According to the information, intensive checking campaign is being conducted in trains and railway station premises in view of the festivals. Under this, GRP has arrested 20 year old Manita Singh, a passenger in varanasi City- Chhapra Passenger (05446) on platform number two with 750 cartridges of 315 bore. GRP claims that Manita Singh, a resident of Nadia village of Mirzapur, came in contact with arms smugglers while preparing for NEET exam in Banaras and made a career.
Perhaps this consignment received by Manita from varanasi was to be given to someone under the big street light outside Chhapra station. Manita's entire planning failed when GRP arrested Manita with 750 live cartridges of 315 bore during checking in the train at Ballia railway station. Recently, GRP CO Saviratna gautam said that this is a big success of GRP. The girl carrying illegal cartridges has been arrested and legal action is being taken.
Moreover recently GRP Ballia had arrested two people along with recovering 825 live cartridges from Ballia railway station. Out of which 425 cartridges were of 32 bore. Both the smugglers caught were taking illegal cartridges to Bihar. After the recovery of a large quantity of cartridges, the security agency has become alert. Also, the checking campaign has been intensified.