Muzaffarnagar: An illegal arms manufacturing unit was unearthed at Debheri village in the district and two persons were arrested in this connection, police said on Saturday.
Two country-made guns and dozens of pistol in the process of being manufactured were seized by the police last evening along with the gun-manufacturing machine during the raid, they said.
Two persons Iftakar Joly (35) and Tahir (38) have also been arrested during the raid, they said, adding the two accused had been supplying illegal arms to Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, July 02, 2011, 13:33