Illegal arms factory on Indo-Nepal border unearthed

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Press Trust of India Lakhimpur Kheri
Last Updated : Sep 23 2017 | 3:48 PM IST
An alleged illegal arms factory was unearthed in the remote Mahadev Tanda village in the Singahi area on the Indo-Nepal border, the police said today.
"Four persons Israr, Punnu, Mohd Shami and Rafiq were arrested yesterday while making country-made firearms. Twenty firearms, six more being manufactured, parts used in the manufacturing and other equipment were recovered from their possession," Superintendent of police (SP), S Channappa told PTI.
During interrogation, the accused confessed about smuggling of illegal arms in various districts, the official claimed.
The police did not rule out the possibility of cross- border smuggling. Further probe is on in the matter, the official said.

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First Published: Sep 23 2017 | 3:48 PM IST

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