Kohima, October 20: The police have unearthed an illegal gun manufacturing factory at Dimapur and arrested a person in this connection.
Additional Superintendent of Police of Dimapur, V Z Angami, said the unit at Eros Lane of the commercial town was busted yesterday and a youth from Hojai in Assam arrested while his accomplices managed to flee.
Five country made 9 mm pistols, magazines, one modified .303 rifle, four AK series ammunition, two US carbine ammunition and various tools used for gun making were seized from the factory.
The country-made guns were sold for Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 each, the SP said, adding many extortionists and abductors were recently found to be using these firearms.
–Agencies