Overview
- A 105‑member Pune team, working with Madhya Pradesh police and ATS, raided Umarti at dawn on November 22 and tore down multiple arms‑making units.
- Police said they seized country‑made pistols, magazines, over 100 raw barrels, pistol bodies, grinding machines and other tooling that showed industrial‑scale production.
- Authorities reported 36 people in custody after the operation, while initial detentions numbered 47, and seven alleged key suppliers were arrested and brought to Pune with five days’ police custody.
- The crackdown followed the recovery of 21 pistols in Pune over three weeks, with identical machining marks and branding such as “Umarti Shikligar Arms (USA)” helping trace the supply chain.
- Pune police say the Umarti network has fed gangs across several states and is linked to major city crimes, with probes expanding under BNS Section 111 and planned MCOCA action.