NRI from U.S. arrested after live ammunition, magazine found in Bengaluru hotel room
A 34-year-old NRI named Arman Mutaahar was arrested in Bengaluru after live ammunition and a magazine were found in his hotel room. He had checked out of the hotel but later called to report that he left behind a pouch containing the ammunition. The police are investigating how the items were brought into India and whether any laws were violated.
- ▪Arman Mutaahar checked into the Jayamahal Palace Hotel on April 27 and checked out the next morning.
- ▪The hotel staff found a mobile phone and a magazine with seven live rounds after he reported the items left behind.
- ▪Mutaahar claimed he accidentally brought the ammunition from the United States and is being investigated for potential violations of customs and arms laws.
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The J.C. Nagar police have arrested a 34-year-old NRI after live ammunition and a magazine were allegedly found in a hotel room he had stayed at in Jayamahal.The accused, identified as Arman Mutaahar, had checked into a room at Jayamahal Palace Hotel on the night of April 27 along with a female friend and had checked out the next morning, the police said.According to the complaint filed by the hotel manager, Prakash G.N., the accused later called the hotel reception claiming that he had accidentally left behind his mobile phone and a pouch containing live bullets inside the room and requested the staff to keep them safely.Following his instructions, the hotel staff searched room no. 225 and allegedly recovered a mobile phone along with a magazine containing seven live rounds.
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