KHAGARIA, Dec. 3 -- A mini gun factory was busted and five persons were arrested in Khagaria district on Wednesday, police said.

A joint team of the Special Task Force (STF), District Intelligence Unit (DIU) and district police busted an illegal mini gun factory operating in Mathar Diara on the banks of the Ganga, far from the town area, and arrested five persons, all residents of neighbouring Munger district.

Speaking to media persons on Tuesday evening, Khagaria superintendent of police (SP) Rakesh Kumar said, "The joint team carried out a secret raid based on intelligence inputs in Mathar Diara under Mufassil police station and recovered four country-made pistols, one katta, 10 empty magazines, six base machines, eight bicycle forks,...