Lt Gen T S Shergill, commandant of Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehra Dun, said the weapon Niazi surrendered to Lt Gen (retd) Jagjit Singh Aurora, who had led the Indian forces during Bangladesh's War of Independence, in Dhaka was a revolver which is safe in IMA museum.

Gen Shergill displayed to the media in Dehra Dun the revolver and a photograph of its surrender by Niazi to Aurora and said the weapon was brought to the IMA by Aurora on December 9, 1982 and presented to IMA Commandant Lt Gen M Thomas during IMA's golden jubilee celebrations.

After the surrender in Dhaka, the revolver was taken to the headquarters of Indian Army's eastern command in Kolkata before it was brought to the IMA.

Gen Shergill also showed a photograph of the handing over of the revolver by Aurora to Thomas.

"The weapon symbolises our glorious victory and is a source of inspiration for our cadets and officers," Shergill said.

Meanwhile, police in Delhi are still on the lookout for the pistol that went missing from the National Museum here. Police have questioned more than 50 people in connection with the incident.

Five separate police teams have been formed, each headed by assistant commissioners and police are pursuing various theories behind the theft. Police are also not ruling out that the pistol could be hidden somewhere in the premises of the museum which was being searched thoroughly.