Aizawl, Dec 1 (PTI) A man was arrested with six 12 bore single barrel rifles in Mizoram's Serchhip district, the Assam Rifles said in a statement.

Acting on a tip-off about the smuggling of weapons, Assam Rifles and state police set up a check post on November 29 and intercepted a vehicle, it said.

Also Read | Eknath Shinde Health Update: 'Suffering From Fever, Throat Infection for Last 2 Days', Says Maharashtra Caretaker CM's Family Doctor.

A thorough search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of the rifles, it added.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)