India, Nov. 1 -- Proliferation of illegal arms and ammunition has assumed "alarming" proportions in some states, a report submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday said while seeking urgent and innovative steps to be taken by the Centre and state governments to curb the menace.

The report, a compilation of data received from states, was filed by senior advocate S Nagamuthu, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae in a suo moto matter heard by the top court over the problem of increasing crimes involving unlicensed weapons and country made arms. In April, the court had directed states to inform about the number of cases involving illegal arms recorded by police in the recent past and wished to know the steps being taken to address the...