Prayagraj: Fatehpur police on Friday claimed to have unearthed an illegal arms manufacturing unit near old temple road, Jahanabad forest and arrested a man while making illegal weapons.
The police have also seized 13 country made pistols including 11 of 0.315 bore and two of 0.12 bore along with two live cartridges, one mobile phone and huge quantity of arms manufacturing apparatus from his possession. The arrested person was identified as,Santosh Pal (27), a resident of Hussainganj. As many as seven cases were pending against him. SP (Fatehpur) Rajesh Kumar told reporters that a joint team of Jahanabad and SWAT team, acting upon a specific tip off, raided a spot near old Patal Devi temple road late on Thursday night and arrested a man while shaping the illegal weapons.
SP added that the arrested man Santosh pal had been sent behind the bars several times.
A case under section 3, 5 and 25 of the Arms Act was registered in the same regard. TNN
The police have also seized 13 country made pistols including 11 of 0.315 bore and two of 0.12 bore along with two live cartridges, one mobile phone and huge quantity of arms manufacturing apparatus from his possession. The arrested person was identified as,Santosh Pal (27), a resident of Hussainganj. As many as seven cases were pending against him. SP (Fatehpur) Rajesh Kumar told reporters that a joint team of Jahanabad and SWAT team, acting upon a specific tip off, raided a spot near old Patal Devi temple road late on Thursday night and arrested a man while shaping the illegal weapons.
SP added that the arrested man Santosh pal had been sent behind the bars several times.
A case under section 3, 5 and 25 of the Arms Act was registered in the same regard. TNN