CBI crackdown in arms licenses racket; raids 40 locations in J&K, New Delhi
CBI crackdown in arms licenses racket; raids 40 locations in J&K, New Delhi
Two IAS, 6 JKAS officers’ houses, many gun shops searched 2.78 lakh licenses issued, many to non-residents; documents fudged
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, July 24: In a major crackdown on arms license racket in Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) today conducted raids at 40 locations in six districts of the Union Territory besides New Delhi involving two IAS officers, six Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services (JKAS) officers and number of gun houses/dealers in issuance of 2.78 lakh arms licenses, some of them to non residents on forged documents during 2012-16.