Jammu, Oct. 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday arrested a suspected criminal here after recovering a country-made pistol from his possession, police said.

Anil Kumar Sharma, a resident of Gurha Kalyal village in Kathua, was taken into custody along with the weapon from a public toilet complex in the Jewel area in the heart of Jammu, a police spokesman said.

An investigation is underway to ascertain the antecedents of the individual and the purpose for which he was carrying the firearm, he said.

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