India, Aug. 23 -- The Bhopal district administration has launched an inquiry into the use of firearms by registered shooters over the past decade, with a Special Investigation Team (SIT) summoning 77 shooters to submit documents related to their participation in events and firearm usage.

Authorities suspect that some individuals have registered as sportspersons primarily to access large quantities of ammunition. The SIT, led by additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP) Deepak Nayak and sub-divisional magistrate Ravi Shankar Rai, has been constituted to scrutinise the use of firearms by sportspersons.

Under Section 40 of the Arms Rules, 2016, sportspersons are permitted to purchase between 5,000 and 100,000 rounds annually for pers...