Two recent Hyderabad-area incidents involving licensed firearms have raised questions over arms licence monitoring. The cases highlight concerns about weapon misuse, third-party access, verification of applicants and renewals, while allegations involving intermediaries and officials underline the need for closer scrutiny.
A Grade 9 student armed with two pistols killed a fellow student before dying by suicide at a Philippine high school, police said. The attack was livestreamed on Facebook and injured two others, prompting a major evacuation and renewed concerns over school security
Security forces recovered six firearms, explosives and ammunition during an operation in Manipur’s Kakching district. Seized items included rifles, grenades, an IED, mortar bomb, live rounds and a quadcopter drone. Searches continue in vulnerable areas across multiple districts statewide Thursday
Task Force team along with police foiled a murder conspiracy and arrested five persons and seized two country-made pistols and other material, altogether worth Rs 5 lakh
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police caught three persons from Bihar on charges of illegal possession of firearms and live rounds in Miyapur on Sunday. Two country-made pistols and 13 live rounds, 6 mobile phones, a scooter and a car were seized from them. The arrested persons were Swain Leonard alias Kanna (34), a history sheeter of […]
Three AK 47s, nine pistols, three revolvers, seven tapanchas, one SBBL 12 bore gun, one Sten gun and two hand grenades were just the tip of a large cache of firearms that were seized in raids on Nayeem’s residences
