This Article is From May 17, 2011

MLA held with pistol at Hyderabad airport, released

Hyderabad: Prabhu Chavan, a BJP MLA in Karnataka, was briefly detained at the Hyderabad airport last night while boarding a flight to Delhi. He was released after questioning.

Sources said the MLA was found carrying a pistol and 20 rounds of ammunition in his bag. The licence for the pistol had expired.

Prabhu Chavan is a BJP MLA from Aurad constituency in Bidar.



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