Chennai: Man, 27, held with dummy rifles during vehicle check

CHENNAI: The

CMBT

police detained a man with two

INSAS

rifles in the wee hours of Saturday, but inquiries revealed that the man was an assistant director working in movies. The weapons were found to be dummies, meant to be used in an upcoming movie of actor Suriya directed by Pandiraj.


Special sub-inspector Palani and team intercepted a two-wheeler on the 100-FT Road near Koyambedu and a search led to the seizure of two INSAS rifles. Though the man claimed that the rifles were dummy to be used in movies, he was taken to the police station for interrogation.

The man was identified as A Victor, 27, of

Perambur

, who told police he worked as an assistant to director Pandiraj of Pasanga and

Kadaikutti Singam

fame. He also informed police that he was taking the rifles to the CMBT to send them to Karaikudi for shooting.

However, since there were no proper documents to carry the dummy rifles, he was detained at the police station for further investigation.