AGRA: Two people were arrested for allegedly running an illegal firearms manufacturing unit in the forest area near Gangpur village under Patiali police station in Kasganj district of UP on Tuesday.
A cache of finished and unfinished arms and the machinery used in manufacturing the weapons were seized.
Police said the preliminary investigation brought to the fore that the weapons manufactured at the unit were being sold across the Agra region.
Superintendent of police Botre Rohan Pramod said, “Following a tip-off, a police team raided the illegal firearm factory on Tuesday morning. Six finished and unfinished weapons, a large stock of machinery and raw material needed for the manufacturing arms and ammunition were seized and two men operating the unit were arrested. The accused were booked under the Arms Act at Patiali police station and sent to jail.”
Police identified the accused as Dev Singh and Ramkishore, residents of Kasganj district, who had a previous criminal history.
Divulging the gang’s modus operandi, station house officer Ganga Prasad said it would cost them around Rs 500 to manufacture a gun. “They used to manufacture at least four guns every day. Using their contacts, they would supply the weapons for around Rs 5,000 in Agra, Etah, Firozabad, Mainpuri and other districts of Agra and Aligarh divisions. We are trying to identify their contacts and customers.”
