MEERUT, June 19 -- A serving Army jawan was apprehended late Tuesday night near the Rapid Rail station in Meerut for allegedly carrying 70 live cartridges meant for an AK-47 rifle, Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) confirmed. The arrest was made during a joint operation with Meerut police following a tip-off regarding illegal ammunition transport.

The accused has been identified as Rahul Kumar, a resident of Nagli Azad village and currently posted with the counter-terrorism battalion at the Mechanised Infantry Centre and School in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

According to the first information report (FIR) filed on Wednesday at Pallavpuram police station by ATS sub-inspector Amit Kumar Bhati, authorities received information about a ...