Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Odisha Police bust illegal firearms manufacturing unit in Ganjam forest
In India, people need special permission to make or sell guns.
Police in the state of Odisha caught two men who were doing this without permission.
The men were stopped at night on a highway while carrying two guns.
When police asked them questions, the men told officers about a secret place in a forest.
Police went there and found machines, tools, and gun parts used to make guns.
The two men, aged 45 and 50, were arrested.
Police think the men may have been making guns for a few years.
Now police are trying to find out who bought the illegal guns.
Stopping these guns is important because they could be used to hurt people.
Odisha Police busted an illegal firearms manufacturing unit operating in a forest area in Ganjam district and arrested two people.
The arrested persons were identified as Subash Gamang (45) and Bulu Dalabehera (50), both residents of Jhadapalli village.
The unit was unearthed near the Siarimala forest within Buguda police station limits, where two country-made guns, weapon parts, and manufacturing equipment were seized.
The duo was intercepted during night patrolling on Jholori-Pangidi State Highway-33 on Wednesday, when police recovered two firearms from them.
Police suspect the accused had run the unit for the past few years and are investigating the supply chain and the buyers of the arms.
- Who
- Odisha Police arrested Subash Gamang (45) and Bulu Dalabehera (50), residents of Jhadapalli village; the operation was led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Bhanjanagar) Deepak Kumar Mishra.
- What
- Police uncovered an illegal firearms manufacturing unit in a forest area, seizing two country-made guns, weapon parts, and tools and equipment used for making firearms.
- When
- The accused were intercepted during night patrolling on Wednesday, and the bust was reported on Thursday.
- Where
- Near the foothills of Siarimala forest within Buguda police station limits in Ganjam district, Odisha; the pair was first stopped on Jholori-Pangidi State Highway-33.
- Why
- The men were allegedly involved in illegally manufacturing and supplying firearms; police suspect the unit operated for several years and are probing the supply chain and buyers.
- Key Event
- Illegal firearms manufacturing unit busted
- Police Force
- Odisha Police
- Arrested Persons
- Subash Gamang (45) and Bulu Dalabehera (50), residents of Jhadapalli village
- Unit Location
- Near Siarimala forest, Buguda police station limits, Ganjam district
- Items Seized
- Two country-made guns, weapon parts, machines, tools and components
- Interception Point
- Jholori-Pangidi State Highway-33 during night patrolling
- Investigating Officer
- SDPO (Bhanjanagar) Deepak Kumar Mishra
- Suspected Operation
- Unit running for the past few years; supply chain and buyers under investigation