PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE /Dehradun
The Dehradun district administration has cancelled a total of 827 arms licenses in the district. This action was taken to ensure public safety and to strictly follow the Arms Act and government guidelines.
According to officials, the Government of India has fixed a limit of only two weapons for one person. Anyone found keeping more than two weapons is violating the law. In Dehradun, notices were earlier sent to people who had more than the allowed number of weapons. However, 54 license holders did not respond to the notices or remove their extra weapons. After this, the district administration cancelled their licenses with immediate effect.
Apart from this, action was also taken against arms license holders who did not generate a Unique Identification Number (UIN) on the NDAL–ALIS portal. Despite repeated notices and information through the media, 773 license holders failed to complete this process. As per government orders, their licenses were also cancelled.
The administration said that all cancelled licenses have been removed from the online portal. Officials made it clear that such strict steps are necessary to maintain law and order.
