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Man arrested after police seize gun and 146 crude bombs in Chickballapur
Police in Chickballapur district, Karnataka, arrested a 35-year-old man named Narasimhappa.
They say they found a country-made gun and 146 country-made bombs at his home in Bodagundlahalli village.
Officers from two police stations searched the house after receiving a tip.
Police suspect Narasimhappa was supplying weapons to people in and around the village.
Their preliminary investigation indicates the bombs were stored for hunting wild animals.
The police are questioning him to find out where the weapons and explosives came from.
Police in Chickballapur district arrested a 35-year-old man and seized a country-made gun and 146 country-made bombs.
The weapons and explosives were allegedly stored illegally at the man’s house.
Police identified the accused as Narasimhappa, a resident of Bodagundlahalli village.
Investigators said the bombs were stored for hunting wild animals.
Police suspect Narasimhappa was supplying weapons to people in and around the village and are questioning him about their source.
- Who
- Narasimhappa, a 35-year-old resident of Bodagundlahalli village, was arrested.
- What
- Police seized a country-made gun and 146 country-made bombs from his house.
- When
- October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Bodagundlahalli village, in Chintamani taluk of Chickballapur district, India.
- Why
- Police acted on a tip-off and suspected illegal storage and supply of weapons. Investigators said the bombs were stored for hunting wild animals.
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Police received a tip-off about the suspected illegal weapons and explosives.
Teams from Kencharlahalli and Batlahalli police stations searched the premises, seized a gun and 146 bombs, and arrested Narasimhappa.
Police questioned Narasimhappa to establish the source of the weapons and explosives.
- Accused
- Narasimhappa
- Age
- 35
- Seized gun
- 1 country-made gun
- Seized bombs
- 146 country-made bombs
- Village
- Bodagundlahalli
- Investigation
- Police are seeking the source of the weapons and explosives
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