Uttar Pradesh: A scuffle between two boys led to a major recovery of pistols and live bombs from a hostel in the Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh. Officials on Saturday late at night informed that police have recovered two pistols and 30 live bombs from a room of the hostel. They further said that a scuffle broke out between two boys during the day which later prompted a raid on room number 57 at the hostel in the middle of the night.
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On seeing the police, the boys ran away from the room. During the search operation, police found two pistols and 30 live explosives.
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Significantly, an accused in the murder of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the killing of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Raju Pal, who had been living illegally in the district, had been arrested from the same hostel.
Further details are awaited.
(with inputs from ANI)
