Delhi Police busts illegal arms syndicate
Recovers 34 guns, 229 live cartridges
An alleged illegal arms factory was unearthed in the remote Mahadev Tanda village in the Singahi area on the Indo-Nepal border, the police said today.
“Four persons Israr, Punnu, Mohd Shami and Rafiq were arrested yesterday while making country-made firearms. Twenty firearms, six more being manufactured, parts used in the manufacturing and other equipment were recovered from their possession,” Superintendent of police (SP), S Channappa said.
During interrogation, the accused confessed about smuggling of illegal arms in various districts, the official claimed.
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The police did not rule out the possibility of cross- border smuggling. Further probe is on in the matter, the official said.
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