Woman carrying 20 bullets held at Delhi Metro station

January 22, 2018 01:44 pm | Updated 02:30 pm IST - New Delhi

 A view of the queue for the security check at ITO Metro Station during peak hours in evening, in New Delhi on January 18, 2018.

A view of the queue for the security check at ITO Metro Station during peak hours in evening, in New Delhi on January 18, 2018.

A woman carrying 20 live bullets has been apprehended from a Delhi Metro station here, officials said on Monday.

The woman, who hails from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, was found carrying the rounds on Sunday evening by CISF personnel at the Adarsh Nagar station when her bag was being scanned, officials said.

The lady was travelling with her father and other family members, they said, adding her father produced a copy of his arms license and said the 20 rounds of ammunition (.32 calibre) belonged to him.

The woman and others have been handed over to the Delhi Police by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) team for further investigation, they said.

Security in the Delhi Metro and other public transport facilities is stepped up in view of the Republic day celebrations on January 26.

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