Two held for stealing rifle

New Delhi, Sep 16: Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing an INSAS rifle from a sentry post in the DDU Marg area here, police said on Saturday.
Assistant commandant third NAP/BN (Nagaland Armed Police Battalion) reported on Wednesday that one service INSAS Rifle 5.56 (Indian Small Arms system) with 20 live rounds and a mobile phone was missing from the sentry post at MS Flat, DDU Marg, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Sanjay Kumar Sain said.
During the investigation, police scanned the CCTV footage and zeroed in on two persons who were seen stealing the rifle with cartridge and fleeing the spot in an e-cycle rickshaw, the DCP said. On tracing the e-rickshaw, it was found to belong to Vikas (25), a resident of Nepal, he said. (PTI)