Pune Police busts major inter-state illegal arms racket

Maharashtra: Pune Police on Saturday busted a major interstate illegal arms manufacturing and smuggling racket operating from Umti village in Madhya Pradesh’s Barwani district. Thirty-six people were detained and a large quantity of illegal weapons were seized, officials said.

Racket’s connection to pistols seized in Pune over the past three weeks

They said the operation was carried out after several pistols were seized in Pune city over the past three weeks, and the supply chain was found to be linked to Madhya Pradesh.