NIA team visits Army camp amid probe into missing firearms

The service weapons stolen from the 20 Madras Regiment premises in Bolarum, Secunderabad Cantonment, includes four AK-203 assault rifles, an INSAS 1B1 rifle, six 9 mm Auto 1A pistols and a civilian 6.35-bore pistol . The image is used for representative purposes only.

A three-member team from National Investigation Agency (NIA) visited the crime scene at Bolaram’s Madras Regiment in Secunderabad on Friday and met the investigators probing the disappearance of arms and detonators from the premises.

The NIA team inspected the scene and held discussions with the police personnel involved in the investigation as agencies continued to piece together how the arms went missing and who was responsible for their removal. A field-level officer involved in the probe said the investigation had been divided among personnel and teams, with each assigned a specific task.

The teams were reporting their findings to their respective higher officers as the investigation progressed. The police are working on multiple aspects of the case, including tracing the missing arms and establishing the circumstances in which they were removed.

Investigators are also separately probing the disappearance of detonators. Meanwhile, Bolarum police are yet to identify the persons responsible for the missing detonators. Investigators are examining the available information and continuing efforts to establish the sequence of events and identify those involved.