The Jammu and Kashmir administration has failed to submit a status report on the arms licence scam involving IAS officers despite court directives. The scam involves the illegal issuance of arms licenses to non-residents on forged documents. The administration has been granted multiple opportunities to file the report but has not done so. The case will be re-notified on November 6. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the case.
The CBI on Tuesday searched over 40 locations in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, including the residence of Baseer Ahmad Khan, the former advisor to J&K Lieutenant Governor, in connection with a massive gun licence racket.