Bhubaneswar, Dec. 5 -- Kandhamal Police has busted an illegal country-made firearms manufacturing unit in Pangapaju village under Katingia panchayat of Gochhapada police limits in the district on Thursday. The accused, identified as Banchhanidhi Bindhani, has been arrested for allegedly manufacturing weapons at the makeshift facility, police said.

During the raid, police seized three country-made guns, one pistol, ten iron barrels, and a large quantity of equipment used for making firearms.

Officials said Bindhani had also been arrested in 2016 in a similar case involving illegal arms production. After being released on bail, he allegedly resumed operating the clandestine factory.

Police added that the Gochhapada region is Maoist-affec...