Gun, bullets found at Kochi mall

Anxiety prevailed at LuLu Mall here on Saturday afternoon after a pistol loaded with five rounds was recovered from a trolley from near the parking lot.Security guards who went to fetch the trolleys l

Anxiety prevailed at LuLu Mall here on Saturday afternoon after a pistol loaded with five rounds was recovered from a trolley from near the parking lot. Security guards who went to fetch the trolleys left behind by visitors noticed a bag, and on checking it, they found the arm and ammunition. They alerted the Kalamassery police who rushed to the scene and took possession of the ammunition along with a note in Malayalam. “The pistol was found to be very old and not functional, while the rounds seemingly live were also found to be in a rusted state. Real rounds do not get rusted. We will send them for ballistic checks for verifying whether they are live or not. It seems to be a case of abandonment to get rid of the stuff,” said C.H. Nagaraju, District Police Chief (Kochi City).