5 arrested for manufacturing arms illegally

Five persons were today arrested on charges of manufacturing arms illegally at Taufir Diara area under Mufassil police station of Munger district, police said.

Acting on a tip off, a police team raided a place and arrested five persons - Ali Azam, Mohammed Wasim, Mohammed Mahatab, Mohammed Anis and Inzamamul - for manufacturing pistols illegally.

The team seized five pistols and 20 magazines from them, the police said.

All the arrested were being interrogated.