Illegal gun factory busted, 84 pistols seized
Tuesday - October 9, 2018 9:44 pm ,
Category : INDIA
New Delhi Oct 9 (IANS) A gang of gunrunners was busted with the arrest of five members on Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh s Meerut and 84 pistols seized police said.
Mohammad Shaidulla 37 Nasim 25 Mohammad Shabir 32 Mohammad Intiaz 29 and Mohammad Obayed 33 were arrested after a brief exchange of fire with police Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said.
The Special Cell seized 84 sophisticated semi-automatic pistols with five cartridges and 40 magazines.
Raw material instruments and apparatus used in manufacturing firearms was also seized apart from a stolen car with a fake number plate used for ferrying weapons.
He said that in order to avoid detection trained persons from Munger in Bihar used to bring raw material to Meerut where they manufactured the illegal firearms.
--IANS sp-mg/vm
Mohammad Shaidulla 37 Nasim 25 Mohammad Shabir 32 Mohammad Intiaz 29 and Mohammad Obayed 33 were arrested after a brief exchange of fire with police Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said.
The Special Cell seized 84 sophisticated semi-automatic pistols with five cartridges and 40 magazines.
Raw material instruments and apparatus used in manufacturing firearms was also seized apart from a stolen car with a fake number plate used for ferrying weapons.
He said that in order to avoid detection trained persons from Munger in Bihar used to bring raw material to Meerut where they manufactured the illegal firearms.
--IANS sp-mg/vm
