{
  "id": 13456394,
  "title": "Man held for illegal possession of country-made gun and over 100 crude bombs in Chickballapur",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/man-held-for-illegal-possession-of-country-made-gun-and-over-100",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T15:54:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/man-held-for-illegal-possession-of-country-made-gun-and-over-100-crude-bombs-in-chickballapur/article71569031.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 35-year-old man, identified as Narasimhappa from Bodagundlahalli village, has been arrested by the Batlahalli police in Chintamani taluk of Chickballapur district. The police claim to have seized a country-made gun and 146 crude bombs allegedly stored illegally at Narasimhappa's residence. The arrest came after a tip-off led to a raid by police teams from the Kencharlahalli and Batlahalli Police Stations. Preliminary investigation suggests that the bombs were reportedly kept for hunting wild animals. Authorities suspect Narasimhappa to be the main supplier of these weapons to residents in and around his village and are currently interrogating him to uncover the source of the weapons and explosives.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}