Shamli (UP), Oct 19 An illegal arms-manufacturing unit was busted on Monday, and 40 pistols and a large quantity of tools were seized from Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli, police said.
Superintendent of Police N P Singh told reporters here that one person, identified as Haroon, was arrested from the spot.
During interrogation, the accused revealed that the illegally manufactured weapons were being supplied in western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, the SP said.
He said the unit was being operated at a tubewell to make money in view of the upcoming elections, adding that 40 pistols and a large quantity of tools used to prepare the arms have been seized.
(PTI News)
