MARGAO
South Goa district Magistrate, Ruchika Katyal, IAS has directed all the arm licence holders in South district to deposit their firearms at the nearest police station immediately on or before January 5 in view of the ensuing Assembly polls.
The district magistrate has warned that violation of the order is punishable under Section 188 of the CrPC.
In an order issued under Section 144 of the CrPC, Magistrate Katyal has cast responsibility on the police department to keep the weapons in safe custody and in exercise of due care. The order stated that all the firearms deposited will be returned to the licence holders after five days of counting, after the end of the election process.
In fact, the order issued by the district magistrate has prohibited the carrying of all types of arms, firearms, ammunition, lethal weapons, in any public place, street, road squares, thoroughfares, by lanes or in any open place in the entire district of South Goa with immediate effect until further orders.
