India, March 29 -- The Delhi Police on Saturday said it busted an illegal firearms manufacturing racket, arrested two people and seized 25 pen pistols and two semi-automatic pistols from a unit in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut.

"The seized pen pistols resemble ordinary pens. These guns are easy to carry in crowded places and are lethal in close combat. They are difficult to detect during general searching and frisking. They are used to fire 7.65mm cartridges," said joint commissioner of police (crime) Surender Kumar.

Police have also seized 78 magazines, six cartridges and raw materials from the unit.

Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Pankaj Kumar said on March 19, the crime branch team of Delhi Police arrested an arms supplier, identifie...