Police and a SWAT team busted an illegal arms manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district on Friday and arrested two persons during the operation.
The raid was carried out at a closed sawmill near Balram Farm House in Phalawda town under the Phalawda police station limits, officials said.
According to Superintendent of Police (Rural) Abhijeet Kumar, the police acted on a tip-off about illegal firearms being manufactured at the location.
During the operation, police arrested Mazhar, a resident of Chainpura in Bahsuma, and Mohammad Asfi from Mahalka in Phalawda.
Officials said a cache of illegal weapons, semi-finished country-made pistols and equipment allegedly used for manufacturing firearms were seized from the site.
Further investigation into the case is underway.
