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UP minor girl nabbed with 10 bullets at Gonda jail
A minor girl was caught with 10 live cartridges while trying to meet her lover at Gonda district jail in Uttar Pradesh on August 6. The intermediate student arrived around 2 pm…
The Story in Brief
A minor girl was caught with 10 live cartridges while trying to meet her lover at Gonda district jail in Uttar Pradesh on August 6. The intermediate student arrived around 2 pm for a scheduled visit, but jail staff grew suspicious when her identity details did not match. A female warder frisked her and found the bullets, a fake Aadhaar card and cash, the Times of India reports.
The girl initially gave a false name before revealing her identity. She told police her father is an advocate with a licensed pistol, and she took the cartridges fearing he might take an extreme step over her relationship. The man she went to meet is an undertrial in a POCSO case with eight past cases. Police seized the ammunition and registered a case under the Arms Act and BNS, and are probing the fake Aadhaar card's origin.
The Indian Opinion
This story invites moral panic, but the real mystery is why a schoolgirl carried live bullets to a jail. The police version, that she stole from her father's licensed gun, is convenient. Watch for the forensic report on the Aadhaar card and the ammunition's source. If the bullets match a licensed weapon, the father must answer. If not, the jail's security narrative collapses. Which is it?
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
