A joint team of the district police and the Special Task Force has busted an illegal mini gun factory operating in Banganga village within the Nardiganj police station jurisdiction of Nawada district. During the raid, law enforcement authorities recovered a substantial quantity of semi-finished firearms, manufacturing machinery, tools, iron pipes, and live ammunition. One individual has been taken into custody from the location, prompting an intensified investigation into the wider illegal arms network.
Raid conducted based on confidential intelligence
According to authorities, specific intelligence was received on Thursday morning around eight o'clock indicating that illegal weapons were being manufactured inside a house belonging to Dilip Vishwakarma and his father Vinesh Vishwakarma alias Bindi Mistry in Banganga village. After verifying the tip-off, a joint team comprising armed forces and the STF was constituted under the directives of the Superintendent of Police. The team conducted a thorough search of the premises, uncovering arms-making equipment and semi-finished weapons stashed across various rooms of the house.
Extensive recovery of machinery and ammunition
The search yielded a large inventory of items used in weapon production, including thirty iron files, six hammers, two grinding machines, drilling machines, four bench vise machines, an electric welding machine, seven iron pliers, fifteen molds, and various other tools. Furthermore, authorities recovered nine large and small barrels for country-made guns, four distinct barrels for country-made rifles, two semi-finished bodies and butts for country-made pistols, one completed country-made pistol, and twenty iron pipes intended for barrel fabrication. Four live cartridges were also confiscated from the site.
Ongoing legal action and network investigation
Sadar DSP Two Rahul Kumar stated that the raid was executed in a planned manner following reliable inputs. Legal proceedings are currently underway against the arrested Vinesh Vishwakarma alias Bindi Mistry. Investigators are actively probing other dimensions of the case, including the manufacturing links and potential supply channels associated with the illicit operation.
