Illegal gun factory unearthed in Nagaland

Kohima: The police have unearthed an illegal
gun manufacturing factory at Dimapur and arrested a person in
this connection.

Additional Superintendent of Police of Dimapur, V Z
Angami, said the unit at Eros Lane of the commercial town was
busted yesterday and a youth from Hojai in Assam arrested
while his accomplices managed to flee.

Five country made 9 mm pistols, magazines, one modified
.303 rifle, four AK series ammunition, two US carbine
ammunition and various tools used for gun making were seized
from the factory.

The country-made guns were sold for Rs 10,000 to Rs
15,000 each, the SP said, adding many extortionists and
abductors were recently found to be using these firearms.

Bureau Report