Kanpur, July 26: An illegal arms factory was unearthed in Raipurwa area and weapons were seized following the arrest of two miscreants, police said today.
Fazalganj police had arrested two miscreants from Lajpat Nagar while they were allegedly planning to commit a robbery. During interrogation they gave hints about the arms factory, SSP R P Singh told reporters here.
Police raided a house at Raipurwa and recovered eight country-made pistols and about half a dozen semi-finished pistols besides a large quantity of raw material for making arms, Singh said.
The arrested persons had confessed that these arms were being sold to criminals in various parts of the state, he added.

Bureau Report