This story is from September 9, 2020

Gun factories busted in Khagaria, Patna

In two separate operations, teams of Special Task Force (STF) busted two gun factories in Khagaria and Patna on Tuesday.
Gun factories busted in Khagaria, Patna
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PATNA: In two separate operations, teams of Special Task Force (STF) busted two gun factories in Khagaria and Patna on Tuesday.
In the first, STF unearthed a gun factory running under the Mufassil police station area in Khagaria from where 28 sets of semi-finished pistols, two milling machine, one lathe machine, one drilling machine and a large quantity of raw materials were seized.
They said six arms smugglers—Santosh Kumar Sharma, Mohammad Arman, Mona Kumar, Mohammad Miraz, Mohammad Salim, and Anil Kumar—were arrested from the spot.
They said Santosh is a native Mohanpur village under the Haveli Kharagpur police station area in Munger while rest are natives of Hazratganj Bara village under the Kasim Bazaar police station area in Munger.
Sources said the second raid took place at Hardasbigha Halgolia under Khusrupur police station area where firearms were being made inside a hand-pump manufacturing factory.
STF sources said 21 semi-finished pistols, one lathe machine, three milling machine, one drill machine and other raw machine were seized from the spot. The four arms smugglers were identified as Muhammad Manauwar, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Sonu and Mohammad Shakil.
STF sources said all arrested persons were natives of Hazratganj Bara of Munger district.
Excise inspector thrashes SI: An excise inspector was released on personal bond from Dumra police station in Sitamarhi on Monday night after being detained for almost six hours for alleged thrashing and slamming a police sub-inspector (SI) at Disha Chowk.

Dumra SHO Rakesh Ranjan said the government SUV of excise inspector Abhinav Kumar (32) was on the main road at the chowk which had resulted in a traffic jam. Ranjan said SI Kedarnath Prasad (55) was sent to spot for clearing the jam.
He said Prasad asked Kumar’s driver to move his vehicle when the inspector thrashed and slammed the SI on road after picking him up resulting grievous head had back injuries.
SHO said Prasad received multiple stitches on head and an FIR was registered against Kumar on the basis his statement.
Ranjan said the incident took place at around 3pm and inspector was set free after 10pm with condition that he would appear before police or court as per need.
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