Punjab director common of police Gaurav Yadav ordered necessary quarterly inspection of gun homes and shares of all licensed gun producers and sellers throughout the state on Friday.

The DGP directed all inspector generals of police, deputy inspector generals, police commissioners and senior superintendents of police to examine the outlets, premises, and shares of all licensed manufactures and sellers falling below their subdivisions below Rule 20.14 of Punjab Police Rules.

“Apart from this, the district superintendent of police is required to conduct at least one inspection each year,” the DGP added.

It is noteworthy that whereas Punjab has solely 2% of India’s inhabitants, it has practically 10% of the entire licensed weapons, which stand at practically 4 lakh, or there are 13 gun licenses for each 1,000 individuals in Punjab.

The area additionally sees an enormous inflow of unlawful weapons from throughout the worldwide border and the interstate borders by UP, Bihar and MP. Although the weapons are illegally procured, the ammunition is generally pilfered from native gun homes throughout Punjab.

Earlier, aside from ordering a assessment of all the prevailing arm licenses within the state, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had mentioned that gun licenses issued to anti-social parts be canceled instantly. It was additionally ordered that no new license be issued for the subsequent three months, besides in circumstances of real urgency. The Punjab authorities had additionally imposed a blanket ban on public show of arms and ammunition, together with on social media platforms.