Shahjahanpur (UP), Jan 21 (PTI) Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested two gun manufacturers and recovered a large quantity of finished and semi-finished illegal firearms.

Superintendent of Police (City) Sanjay Kumar said that on a tip-off, a raid was carried out at a brick kiln lying closed in the Tehbarganj area and arrested two persons.

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Five country-made pistols, a large number of machines and semi-finished illegal firearms besides raw material were also recovered, he said.

Quoting one of the accused, Kumar said that with an increase in demand "because of the assembly elections and fear of the police", Harpreet, a resident of Lucknow chose the closed kiln in the deserted area and established his illegal arms factory there.

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