6 pilgrims from TS held with gun, liquor near Sabarimala
Six pilgrims from Telangana have been arrested for carrying liquor and a revolver in their vehicle near the famed Lord Ayyappa temple here. The gun and four bottles of liquor were seized on Saturday during a routine check near the toll gate at Pampa, police said.
Sabarimala: Six pilgrims from Telangana have been arrested for carrying liquor and a revolver in their vehicle near the famed Lord Ayyappa temple here. The gun and four bottles of liquor were seized on Saturday during a routine check near the toll gate at Pampa, police said.
The group had come to visit the shrine here as part of a tour programme, they said. "Though they had a gun licence, the weapon is banned in a high-security area like Sabarimala and its premises," a police official said.
