Working on a tip-off, a police team last night raided the factory operating along the Ghaghra river under Dhaurahar Kotwali police station area of the district.
Dhaurahra kotwali in-charge Deepak Shukla and his team nabbed three criminals involved in manufacturing illegal fire arms last night, Superintendent of Police S Channappa said.
Police team recovered recently-manufactured seven country-made pistols, some semi-finished fire weapons, raw material besides some other equipment used for manufacturing fire arms, the SP said.