Meerut (UP), Apr 26 (PTI) Police have busted an illegal arms manufacturing factory here and arrested 11 individuals, a senior official said on Sunday.
Senior Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey said that a joint team — comprising SWAT team, surveillance team, and personnel from Lohia Nagar police station — conducted a raid on a house in Alipur village following a tip-off.
The raid revealed that pistols were being manufactured illegally in the basement of the premises.
Pandey said that eight pistols (.32 bore), three semi-finished pistols, several magazines, barrels, and various other tools and equipment were recovered from the site. Besides, three cars and seven mobile phones were also seized.
According to the police, the factory was being operated by one Rahimuddin, who was responsible for procuring raw materials and providing the premises for the manufacturing unit.
Rahimuddin is currently absconding and efforts are on to nab him, the police said.
The 11 arrested persons have been identified as Aslam, Alauddin, Anas, Shakti, Munir, Aarish, Shiva Sharma, Guddu Saini, Varun Dubey alias Mannu, Rajan, and Rajat Sharma.
Of these, Anas is a resident of Muzaffarnagar district, and Shakti is from Baghpat district. Rest of the arrested accused are residents of Meerut district, the police said.
The SSP said that the campaign against the illegal manufacturing and trafficking of firearms would continue. PTI COR NAV KVK KVK
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