Three held with huge cache of firearms

Kanpur | Friday | 15th March, 2019

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The three men arrested have been identified as Kallu, Rajiv Mathur and Rajesh Kumar, all residents of Etawah,” said a police officer. Kanpur: Three persons were arrested and a huge cache of finished and semi-finished firearms besides ammunition was recovered from them by the Etawah police on Thursday.“Finished and semi-finished firearms, besides tools used for making weapons, were recovered from the hideout near Lion safari,” said SSP Etawah Santosh Kumar Mishra.The seized items included country-made firearms of 315 bore, 12 bore, several cartidges, eight barrels and tools required for manufacturing guns.“Investigations are being conducted to trace the trail of illegal firearms. He added that the trio confessed to involvement in train dacoity in Bharthana area of Etawah in 2015.“The success came during special operations launched ahead of upcoming polls,” he said..