Police recover huge haul of ammunition

New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Police have recovered a huge haul of ammunition from an illegal factory and arrested a suspect from east Delhi in the case .

Irshad Ali (40) was arrested yesterday by the sleuths of the crime branch from Seelampur During interrogation, he revealed that he had set up a factory in Ghaziabad's Loni area.

Police recovered 175 rounds of .315 cartridges, 2.5 kg gun powder and potassium chlorate besides machinery, including lathe, furnace, tools and copper pipe.

Police said the ammunition was being supplied to criminal gangs in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.

Further investigations are in progress.

UNI