Indian couple from Vietnam caught in Delhi with 45 guns worth ₹22 lakh: Report

Customs officials said a preliminary report by the National Security Guard said all guns were fully functional, ANI reported.

Customs officials at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport have arrested an Indian couple from Vietnam after 45 guns worth over ₹22 lakh was seized from two bags in their possession.

According to a customs official quoted by ANI, the couple also confessed to an earlier incident in which 25 guns were brought into India (Credit: ANI)

"They admitted (they had) previously smuggled 25 pieces of guns having a value of over ₹12 lakh," a senior customs official at the national capital's IGI airport told news agency ANI.

"Ballistics reports will confirm whether the guns are real or not... but, in a preliminary report, NSG (National Security Guard, the country's elite counter-terrorism unit) has confirmed that the guns are fully functional and can be used," the official told ANI.

Visuals shared by ANI on Twitter showed a frightening collection of handguns neatly laid out on a table. More guns were seen tossed into a plastic bag.

Further details on this story are awaited.

With input from ANI