Kandhamal: An illegal gun manufacturing unit was busted in a house near a forest at Dandima village under Daringbadi police limits in the Maoist-dominated Kandhamal district today and arrested a person in this connection.

A huge cache of materials used for gun manufacturing and two guns were also seized.

Acting on a tip off, a team of police officials raided a house and found Tuna Pradhan indulging in gun manufacturing. However, two others involved in the illegal operation managed to flee the spot.

Police launched a manhunt to nab the two absconding accused.