NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested two former district magistrates of Kupwara — Rajiv Ranjan , an IAS, and Itrit Hussain Rafiqui — in connection with issuance of large number of arms licences on the basis of forged documents, officials said on Sunday.

During the CBI investigation, the alleged role of Ranjan and Rafiqui — who held the position of district magistrate of Kupwara from 2015 to 2016 and 2013 to 2015, respectively — had surfaced, they said. The agency has taken both the officers into its custody, a CBI spokesperson said.

