Dehradun, Oct. 29 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 28 Oct: Acting promptly on a serious breach of public safety, District Magistrate Savin Bansal has ordered the seizure of a licenced firearm and has also suspended the arms licence of Puneet Agrawal following a heated altercation in ATS Colony under Raipur Police Station jurisdiction on Diwali day. The DM has further initiated proceedings for the permanent cancellation of the licence, asserting that playing games with the law will not be tolerated in the district.

It may be recalled that the incident had occurred during a dispute between two parties over the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali, during which Agrawal had allegedly brandished his licenced weapon. Upon receiving information ...