A 23-year-old passenger has been arrested with a country-made pistol at Bhubaneswar airport on Wednesday.
The police in a statement said that the arrested person has been identified as Ramachandra Jena, a resident of Krushnaprasad, Puri of Odisha. Jena was traveling in a flight from Bhubaneswar to Bangalore, then to Chennai.
"During luggage X Ray at 6:20 pm on Wednesday, one country made fire arm was detected," the police said.
Further investigation is underway, police said.
( With inputs from ANI )
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