Unnecessary arms licenses in Beed to be cancelled: police

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Police are scrutinizing all arms licenses issued in Maharashtra’s Beed district and verifying in every case if a person has a legitimate need for a gun, a police official said.

First Information Reports (FIRs) will be registered against people whose pictures or videos while displaying a gun are circulated on social media, Beed Superintendent of Police Navneet Kanwat told reporters on Monday (December 31, 2024).

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The dire law and order situation in this central Maharashtra state came to the fore after the brutal killing of Santosh Deshmukh, Sarpanch of Massajog village, on December 9, and a case related to extortion.

“We confirm the need for an arms license in all cases. Wherever it is not needed, we will recommend that the license be cancelled,” said Mr. Kanwat who took charge in Beed recently after the former SP was transferred amid political infighting. to kill.

Asked about the request of local BJP member Suresh Dhas that it should be considered in each case who recommended a person to get an arms licence, the SP said, “Police examines the application taking into account law and order criteria and (the applicant’s) background, but the authority to issue the license rests with the collector of the district.” The police were determined to maintain law and order in the region, he refused.