Una, May 1 -- With the objective of ensuring that the elections for local urban bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions in District Una are conducted in a peaceful, free, fair, and secure environment, District Magistrate Jatin Lal has issued orders directing all license holders in the district to deposit their weapons.
Exercising the powers vested in him under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the District Magistrate has directed all license holders in the district to ensure that they deposit their weapons-including revolvers, pistols, rifles, shotguns, and ammunition-at their nearest police station or with authorized arms dealers by May 5.
He stated that the police and authorized dealers will keep the weapons in safe ...