Boat with weapons found off Maharashtra’s Raigad
The Hindu
Raigad District Collector Mahendra Kalyankar said that around 8 a.m. locals had discovered the weapons which had the label of a private security company
A high alert has been sounded in Raigad district of Maharashtra after police discovered three AK-47 rifles with live cartridges in a speedboat off the coastal Shrivardhan area on August 18.
Raigad District Collector Mahendra Kalyankar said that around 8 a.m. locals had discovered the weapons which had the label of a private security company.
Following this, police checkpoints have come up in district with authorities probing the matter.
NCP MP from Raigad Sunil Tatkare demanded a swift deployment of Central and State agencies in order to prevent a repeat of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
NCP MLA from Shrivardhan Aditi Tatkare demanded that a special probe committee be constituted by State Government immediately to investigate into the matter.
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