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Four Germany-made pistols recovered
from Samjauta Express

      Amritsar: The Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate has seized four German-made revolvers from the 'Samjauta Express' - the train link between Indian and Pakistan. "The information was given by the Intelligence Bureau and the Border Security Force. As a result of the joint search operation, we recovered four revolvers of German make. They were hidden under the bogie near the battery box in a special cavity made for them. On recovery, these weapons were seized under the Custom Act," said D.P. Singh, Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate. The pistols are reportedly worth around 500,000 rupees in the international market, Singh added. The Samjhauta Express was started on October 29, 1954. It is a bi-weekly train that runs between India and Pakistan. Until the reopening of the Thar Express, this was the only rail connection between the two countries. The train service was set up with an agreement between Indian and Pakistan Railways to alternately use an Indian and a Pakistani rake and locomotives for the train. In 2002, tensions between the two countries resulted in the train service being suspended. The service resumed on January 15, 2004 after the signing of a 'People to People Contact' agreement. The second train link between the two countries, -- the 'Thar Express' -- runs between Khokhrapar in Pakistan's Sindh province and Munabao in Rajasthan.
-Nov 16,  2006

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