Varanasi, April 7 -- Panic spread in the Saraiya area of Jaitpura in Varanasi after an AK-47 rifle and a magazine loaded with bullets were found lying near a railway track, officials said on Tuesday.
According to police, local residents spotted the weapon on Monday morning while passing by the track and immediately alerted authorities.
A police patrol team reached the spot and was alarmed to discover that the firearm was an AK-47 with a fully loaded magazine.
Senior officials, including the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Kashi zone), Additional DCP, and ACP, rushed to the scene. Personnel from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) were also called in.
After several hours of investigation, it was confirme...