In a significant breakthrough against the illegal arms trade, Delhi Police have dismantled a clandestine firearms factory in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, exposing a long-running supply network that allegedly produced over 1,200 weapons. Three men, including the suspected kingpin, have been arrested.
The case surfaced after a shooting incident on August 11, when a woman reported that her brother was attacked by a minor. During questioning, the minor confessed he had procured the pistol from a man named Vijay alias Bunty, a resident of Aligarh.
A special team from Sarai Rohilla police station, led by SHO Vikas Rana and supervised by ACP Anil Sharma, followed the trail. On August 27, Bunty was arrested with live and spent cartridges. Days later, Bijender Singh alias Madhura, 61, was picked up in Mathura, where investigators found a video showing more than 70 firearms under assembly.
The final breakthrough came on September 1, when police raided a makeshift unit on Jattari Pishawa Road in Aligarh. Inside two locked rooms, officers recovered six finished pistols, 12 half-built guns, six live cartridges, and raw material for more than 250 additional weapons. Drills, blow machines, and barrel pipes used in the production were also seized.
North District DCP Raja Banthia confirmed, &ldquo;The mastermind Hanveer alias Hannu alias Pappu, 60, admitted to manufacturing and selling illegal firearms for over two decades, constantly shifting locations to escape the law.&rdquo;
Authorities suspect the seized cache was part of a wider interstate supply chain, with weapons possibly funneled into several states. Investigations are underway to trace the buyers, associates, and distribution routes that fueled this shadow industry.
This bust underscores the scale of illicit arms trafficking in northern India and the urgent need for coordinated policing across state lines.

Police uncover illegal arms factory in Aligarh, seize weapons, raw stock for 250 more

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Police uncover illegal arms factory in Aligarh, seize weapons, raw stock for 250 more

September 2, 2025 | 15:28 IST