PRAYAGRAJ Whereas licensed firearms are issued to a person for self-defence, they’re being more and more used for suicides and murders in Prayagraj. Apart from, a number of individuals have misplaced their lives in freak accidents induced on account of licensed firearms previously few years.
Based on the district police information, there have been over three dozen circumstances by which licensed firearms have been used for suicide, terrorising individuals, and homicide within the final 5 years. A breakdown of the information reveals that 11 licensed firearms — together with revolvers, pistols, rifles, and weapons — have been utilized in murders whereas eight have been utilized in suicide circumstances. The info additionally reveals that 9 licensed firearms have been used for celebratory firing and creating terror. In lots of circumstances, firearms went off by chance, killing a person.
Actually, circumstances the place licensed firearms have been used for self-protection are uncommon. Regardless of this, possessing a firearm stays a “standing image” within the area, prompting house owners to add photographs with it to social media. That is significantly frequent amongst individuals within the contracting enterprise or these with political affiliations.
As per police information, licences of 4 firearms have been cancelled within the final three years. Individually, the licences of 19 firearms that have been owned by gangsters and mafias have additionally been cancelled. “All mandatory steps to regulate crimes are being taken. This contains controlling the usage of licensed and unlawful firearms,” stated Prayagraj police commissioner, Ramit Sharma.
The info comes within the wake of 70-year-old Santosh Singh allegedly taking pictures himself together with his personal firearm on December 15. Beforehand, on November 30, one Ritesh Jaiswal shot at his father and mom together with his father’s licensed revolver within the Naini space. Earlier, in Might this yr, a person opened hearth on the boyfriend of his daughter and killed him within the Naini space. Many different related circumstances have been additionally recorded within the district this yr.
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