A wanted arms smuggler was arrested after a gunfight with police in Bihar’s Begusarai, where a subsequent search unearthed a mini gun factory and multiple country-made weapons

A man, wanted in multiple arms smuggling cases, was arrested following a gunfight with the police in Bihar's Begusarai district, officials said on Saturday.

Shivdatt Rai, the accused, received a gunshot wound on his leg in the gunfight, they said. Read More

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and district police reached the Sahebur Kamal area on Friday evening in search of Rai, they said.

On spotting the police , Rai tried to escape by opening fire.

"The police personnel retaliated, resorting to controlled firing. Finally, the police overpowered him.

He sustained a bullet inju

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