India, Feb. 19 -- The Delhi Police on Wednesday said they have launched a crackdown on e-commerce platforms selling knives larger than the permissible standards and have seized at least 50 such weapons from multiple stores and a Blinkit warehouse in Delhi and Gurugram.

A first information report (FIR) under multiple sections of the Arms Act was registered last week at Khyala police station following the recovery of illegal knives.

According to government regulations, only knives with blades up to 7.62 cm in length and 1.72 cm in width may be sold online; selling larger blades violates the Arms Act and constitutes a criminal offence.

Deputy commissioner of police (west) Sharad Bhaskar Darade said the crackdown on online platforms began ...