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Delhi News: The couple has arrived at the IGI airport from Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam on July 11. They were intercepted by the customs officials when they approaching towards the Exit Gate of the IGI airport.

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Updated Jul 13, 2022, 16:04 IST

45 hand guns seized from 2 passengers at IGI airport in Delhi

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Delhi: The Customs Department arrested two Indian passengers, reportedly husband and wife, at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) and recovered 45 hand guns from their possession, officials said on Wednesday.

The arrested couple has been identified as Jagjit Singh and Jaswinder Kaur, both residents of Gurgaon in Haryana. They were also accompanied by their 17-month-old daughter.

Officials said, the couple has arrived at the IGI airport from Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam by flight no. VJ 895 on July 11.

They were intercepted by the customs officials when they had crossed the Green Channel of the Arrival Hall and were approaching towards the Exit Gate of the airport, added the officials.

Reports said, Jagjit Singh was carrying two trolley bags which were handed over to him by his elder brother, Manjit Singh, who had arrived from Paris by flight AF 226 around the same day and time as the couple had arrived from Vietnam. After handing over the trolley bags to them, Manjit slipped out of the airport.

Officials stated that Jaswinder, being the active part of the plan, helped Jagjit in removing and destroying the tags of both the trolley bags containing the 45 hand guns.

However, after they were caught at the exit gate of the airport by the custom officials and following the inspection of the two trolley bags carried by Jagjit, the sleuths recovered 45 pieces of assorted brand guns having approximate market value of Rs 22,50,000.

During further examination, both the flyers confessed that they also admitted their previous indulgence in smuggling of 25 pieces of assorted guns from Turkey having approximate value of Rs 12,50,000. With this, the total value of offence amounted to Rs 35,00,000, said the officials.

The two trolley bags along with the recovered guns were seized under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962.

The couple-- Jagjit Singh and Jaswinder Kaur have been placed under arrest under Section 104 of the Customs Ac while the child has been handed over to their grandmother. Further investigation in the matter is underway.

"Ballistics reports will confirm whether the guns are real or not... but, in a preliminary report, NSG (National Security Guard) has confirmed that the guns are fully functional and can be used," said a customs official.

Officials further said that both terror angle and possibility of guns being used by crime syndicate and terror groups could not be ruled out. Meanwhile, the NSG confirmed the guns as Calibre 22.

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