Viral Video Of Woman Washing Pistols Leads Cops To Bust Illegal Arms Factory, Here's How

A viral video of a woman cleaning firearms led to the discovery of an illegal pistol factory in Morena, Madhya Pradesh. Police raided the factory and arrested two men.

The action came after a viral video showed a saree-clad woman rubbing a country-made pistol with soap and brush to make it shine (Image: X)

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A viral video of a woman scrubbing firearms helped Madhya Pradesh police in the crackdown on an illicit pistol factory running in Morena district's village. After the video, purportedly showing a woman washing pistols with soap, went viral on social media, police verified it and tracked it down to a house in the Ganeshpura area - from where the illegal arms unit had been operated for the last six months. 

A police team on Friday night raided a house and arrested two men-son duo, Mahua police station in-charge Pawan Singh told news agency PTI.  

Police also seized three country-made pistols, several half-made weapons, and various other equipment and materials from the factory.

The action came after a viral video showed a saree-clad woman rubbing a country-made pistol with soap and brush to make it shine.

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The woman's husband, Shakti Kapoor Sakhwar, and father-in-law Biharilal Sakhwar were arrested for allegedly running the illegal arms factory, the official said.

Police have registered a case against the accused under the Arms Act and are investigating where they supplied the weapons. Both accused were produced before a local court on Saturday, which sent Biharilal Sakhwar to jail and his son to one-day police custody for interrogation. 

In another incident, a Tihar jail official was suspended on Friday for misconduct after a purported video showed him dancing at a party while brandishing a pistol went viral on social media.

The 18-second video clip showed Deepak Sharma, who was posted as assistant superintendent of police at the Mandoli Jail, swaying to the Bollywood song 'Khalnayak hoon main' at a party hosted by a political leader in east Delhi.