illegal gun manufacturing factory and arrested three of a
family during a raid in Bihar”s Munger district, a senior
officer said.
Acting on a tip-off, a search operation was launched
in Mudheri village under Haveli Kharagpur police station, and
firearms, ammunition and equipment to manufacture guns were
seized from there, Superintendent of Police Lipi Singh said.
The police team recovered 10 country-made pistols,
three rifles, 12 magazines, Singh said adding that various
equipment to manufacture arms were seized during the raid.
An FIR has been lodged with Haveli Kharagpur police
station in the case, the SP said.
Those arrested during the operation have been
identified as Saurav Sao, his brother Sushmit and his father
Sudhir, the officer said.
The family has been involved in the manufacturing of
illegal arms which they sell in other districts of Bihar and
also in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal, Singh added.
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