Sambalpur: The Odisha Police claimed to have busted an illegal firearms manufacturing unit in Sambalpur Tuesday and arrested three persons.
Twenty-two rifles were also seized by police during a raid on the unit, an officer said.
“A special team of police conducted the raid and recovered 21 single-barrel rifles and one double-barrel rifle, and apprehended three persons,” Sambalpur SP Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo told reporters here.
The operation was conducted following a tip-off, police said.
PTI