India, Dec. 17 -- Two persons - one each from Mizoram and Manipur - have been arrested in Assam's Cachar district for allegedly transporting firearms to a sensitive area along Manipur, police said on Wednesday

Cachar senior superintendent of police (SSP) Partha Pratim Das said the arrests were made during routine checking at the Dholakhal Border Outpost when officer stopped a vehicle coming from Mizoram on early on Wednesday.

"A thorough search of the vehicle led to the recovery of one .32 pistol with a magazine, one 7.65 mm pistol with a magazine, and five rounds of 7.65 mm live ammunition. All arms and ammunition were seized," Das said.

The two men were identified by the police as Hmargaihzuol Hmar (26) from Aizawl, Mizoram, and Lalk...