Gun culture? UP’s weapons in the hands of the boys of UP for Rs 2,500. Ludhiana News – Times of India

Ludhiana: Cheaper than the cheapest Jio phone, illegal guns Robbers, carjackers, gangs, score settlers and the boys who aspire to be the mafia don of tomorrow have reached their hands. On May 30, division number 1 police arrested an 18-year-old youth Rajan Kumar of the city Blacksmith He bought the area for Rs 2,500 along with a gun made in Saharanpur.
It is difficult to get gun licenses now but it is difficult to break the supply chain of indigenous firearms. Ten shootings were reported here in May, and six of them used illegal weapons smuggled from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. These are not only cheap but also easily available. A police officer said: “A community around Khargone in Madhya Pradesh is known for manufacturing high quality illegal guns. With the help of the MP police chief, we arrested some of its members, but after some time the smuggling again resumed. It has started. His most expensive gun is Rs. 30,000.”
And if you want substandard stuff, you go to UP, the official said. Guns are hand held until they reach the customer. He said, “People now go to UP and MP to get these guns, so we never get the kingpins. When we recover a weapon, the investigation stops, as the sequel to the series is under guard. ” Another official said: “We are short of men, money and fuel to operate in UP and MP.”
Police Commissioner Kaustubh Sharma said: “We have made it difficult to obtain licensed weapons after a serious assessment of the threat. We are revoking those licenses where the holders have become old. We give it to ex-servicemen, because They handle weapons responsibly.”
Three units of the CIA are working to seize illegal guns. Inspectors working under four ADCPs lead all incidents of firing. Sharma said: “We do recover many illegal weapons but we know there is more.”