Security breach at Vaishno Devi shrine as woman claiming to be ex-Delhi cop arrested with loaded pistol

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 15:54 IST

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A Delhi woman was arrested at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir after a loaded pistol with six rounds was found in her possession. The firearm's licence had expired years ago. Meanwhile, another pilgrim from Uttar Pradesh was booked after two cartridges were discovered in his bag.

Security breach at Vaishno Devi shrine as woman claiming to be ex-Delhi cop arrested with loaded pistol

Mata Vaishno Devi Temple

NEW DELHI: A woman pilgrim from Delhi was arrested after a loaded pistol was found in her possession at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, officials said on Tuesday.
Jyoti Gupta, who claimed to be a retired police constable, was intercepted at a checkpoint near the sanctum sanctorum on the intervening night of March 14-15. Security personnel recovered a pistol along with six rounds of ammunition from her.
Officials said the licence for the firearm had expired a few years ago. Police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation into the matter.
In a separate incident, another pilgrim, Sanjay Singh from Uttar Pradesh, was booked after two cartridges were found in his bag near the shrine on Monday.

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