NEW DELHI: A man with a country-made pistol in his bag was apprehended by CISF personnel at the newly inaugurated Raj Nahar Singh Metro station on the Violet Line on Wednesday. Around 8 in the morning, screening of the baggage of a person identified as Sukhdev from Etah, Uttar Pradesh, revealed a country-made pistol inside.
The CISF constable manning the screening machine immediately stopped the conveyer belt of the device. Physical examination of the contents of the bag revealed a pistol, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said.
The person was handed over to the police in Faridabad for further investigation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 3.2-km Escorts Mujesar-Raja Nahar Singh segment of the Violet Line by remote control on Monday. Apart from Raja Nahar Singh, this elevated section has another station, Sant Surdas. Â
Opening of the segment has made Ballabhgarh the fourth city in Haryana linked to the Metro network. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation says that over 2 lakh people will benefit from the extended Violet Line.