22,500 Arms Licences Under Punjab Police Scanner

Months after busting an employee of Deputy Commissioner's office for making over 200 fake arms licenses, Punjab's Tarn Taran police have started verifying details of over 22,500 licences. Suspecting over 700 licences, the authorities have deployed gazetted officers to check the record of 17 gun houses and each licence issued. While numerous similar cases are busted since 2016, the police called for verification drive terming it a matter of 'national security'.