Four arms-making units busted in UP

Noida/Lucknow, December 28

The police in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday busted four illegal arms manufacturing units across the state and seized over 50 weapons along with ammunition in large quantities, officials said.

Six persons involved in running the illegal units were arrested during the action that took place separately in Sitapur, Fatehpur, Firozabad and Muzaffarnagar districts, the officials said.

“In Sitapur, three persons were arrested. Eight firearms were seized from the unit located in the Rampur Mathura area of the district,” a senior officer said. “In Muzaffarnagar, one person was arrested from the unit set up in the Budhana area of the district. As many as 24 weapons, including completed and unfinished, were seized from the spot,” the officer said. — PTI