March 1 deadline set to deposit firearms
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 14 2023:
Imphal West, Bishnupur and Kakching district magistrates have instructed arm license holders to submit license and deposit the arms registered latest by March 1 at the police stations concerned.
In separate notifications, district magistrate Th Kirankumar (Imphal West), Lourembam Bikram (Bishnupur) and Somorjit Salam (Kakching) informed that re-verification of arms license possessed by authorised license holders issued as per the Arms Act, 1959, Arms Rule, 2016 and as amended from time to time, is required for cross verification of license, arms, checking validity of license, for updating in the portal for changes in address, etc.
The DMs also cautioned that the license(s) shall be deemed to be cancelled without further notice if not submitted within the specified period.