Kerala man held with gun at Chennai Central Metro station

On scanning his bag at the Metro station, security personnel found a gun. Further search resulted in seizure of as many as 10 debit / credit cards.

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Updated:21st Jan, 2022 at 11:13 AM

Chennai

A 60-year-old man who tried to travel from Chennai Central Metro station to Egmore was detained by the police after he was found carrying a pistol on Thursday evening.

Police identified the man as Vijayan, a native of Kozhikode, Kerala.

Police said he was in Chennai looking for a job and had travelled from Coimbatore to Chennai by train on Thursday afternoon.

On scanning his bag at the Metro station, security personnel found a gun. Further search resulted in seizure of as many as 10 debit / credit cards.

It is not clear a man claiming to be looking for a job was in possession of a gun and so many debit and credit cards.

Following the seizure of fire arm Vijayan was taken to Periyamedu police station for further enquiry.

Kerala man held with gun at Chennai Central Metro station

On scanning his bag at the Metro station, security personnel found a gun. Further search resulted in seizure of as many as 10 debit / credit cards.

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