Bhopal/Pune: In a high-stakes dawn operation spanning two states, police forces from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra demolished a sprawling illegal arms manufacturing racket hidden in the forested hills of Umarti village of Barwani district.

Over 250 police personnel, including the Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), stormed four clandestine factories at 4 a.m. on Saturday, seizing machinery capable of producing over 500 unlicensed pistols and detaining 47 suspects, including seven key accused handed over to Maharashtra authorities. Almost all the accused had a criminal past.

The raid, led by Barwani Superintendent of Police Jagdish Dawar (IPS) and Pune Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 4) Dr Somay Munde (IPS), involved teams from Pune Police’s crime branch, Barwani, Khargone, an

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