Police busts illegal arms manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district

Police busted an illegal arms manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district and arrested one person on Friday, an officer said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided the factory premises at Bhasana village in Budhana area. Seventeen pistols, nine musket guns and 20 cartridges were seized, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Alok Sharma said.

In a similar incident on Thursday, the police had raided another illegal arms unit at Tissa village in Jansath area and seized a large quantity of arms. A man who was arrested revealed that the illegal arms were to be supplied during the Lok Sabha polls.