Delhi Police Bust Major Illegal Arms Factory in Aligarh
Massive weapon haul uncovered in Aligarh raid, three arrested.
Delhi Police dismantled a large-scale illicit firearms manufacturing unit in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, seizing a substantial cache of country-made weapons, raw materials for over 250 firearms, and sophisticated machinery. The operation, led by the Sarai Rohilla Police Station team, culminated in the arrest of three individuals, including the alleged mastermind, Hanvir alias Hannu, who confessed to running such factories for nearly two decades, supplying over 1,200 illegal weapons across multiple states.
The investigation was sparked by a shooting incident in north Delhi’s Sarai Rohilla on the night of August 11–12, 2025, when a juvenile fired at a man named Shubham alias Lala during a dispute over purchasing a Lord Ganesha idol. A neighbor seized the country-made pistol used in the attack, and the juvenile was apprehended the following day with a live cartridge in his possession. During interrogation, the juvenile revealed that he had acquired the weapon two months earlier from an individual named Bunty, a resident of Aligarh, setting the police on the trail of a broader arms racket.
Acting swiftly, a specialized team led by SHO Vikas Rana and supervised by ACP Anil Sharma tracked down Bunty, a 24-year-old petrol pump worker from Ganga Garhi village in Hathras, on August 27. Five empty cartridges and one live cartridge were recovered from him. Bunty’s interrogation led police to Bijender Singh, a 61-year-old farmer from Mathura, arrested on August 30. A search of Singh’s mobile phone uncovered a video showcasing over 70 illegal firearms, pointing to a larger operation.
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The breakthrough came on September 1, when police raided a makeshift factory on Jattari Pishawa Road in Aligarh. Inside two locked rooms in a field, they discovered a fully operational arms manufacturing unit run by Hanvir, a 60-year-old resident of Jalalpur village. The haul included six finished country-made pistols, 12 incomplete pistols, six live cartridges, five empty cartridges, 13 barrels, 44 small barrels, 12 small barrel pipes, three large barrel pipes, and heavy machinery such as drills, blow machines, grinders, and cutters. The raw materials were sufficient to produce over 250 additional firearms, police said.
Hanvir confessed to a 15–20-year career in illegal arms production, frequently relocating his operations to evade law enforcement. The accused trio, from modest backgrounds—Bunty’s father drives an e-rickshaw, Singh is a farmer, and Hanvir a seasoned arms manufacturer—now face charges under the Arms Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). North District DCP Raja Banthia emphasized the operation’s significance, noting suspicions of a wider network distributing weapons across multiple states.
The Delhi Police are intensifying their investigation to trace buyers and dismantle the broader supply chain. This bust marks a critical step in curbing illegal arms proliferation, with authorities committed to uncovering the full extent of the racket that has fueled criminal activities in the region.
