Imphal, March 28 -- The Manipur Government has directed all the arm license holders to submit a copy of their arm licenses to the concerned police stations by April 11, 2025, an official notification said on Friday.

In a notification, District Magistrate A Subhash Singh directed all arms license holders in Thoubal district to submit a copy of their licenses to the concerned police station for verification by April 11.

The licensed arms holders must deposit a copy of their licenses with the District Magistrate.

As per the updated data, there are 35,117 active gun licenses in Manipur. This is up from 26,836 in December 2016.

Additionally, during the amnesty period as announced by the Governor from February 20 to March 6, last, the numbe...