Jammu, Jul 24 (UNI) The teams of Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday conducted simultaneous searches at around 40 locations in the fake gun license case.
CBI spokesman said that the raids were carried at Jammu, Srinagar, Udhampur, Rajouri, Anantnag, Baramulla and Delhi at the official and residential premises of the then public servants including IAS, KAS officers, around 20 Gun houses and dealers in an on-going investigation of a case related to Arms licence racket.
He said that the CBI had registered two cases on the request of J&K Government and further notification from the Union Government, and taken over the investigation of two FIRs i.e No.18 of 2018 dated 17.05.2018 earlier registered at Police Station Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (VOK) and FIR No. 11 of 2018 dated 17.05.2018 of Police Station Vigilance Organisation Jammu (VOJ) on the allegations of bulk issuance of arms licenses in the erstwhile State of J&K during the period 2012 to 2016.
It was alleged that more than Rs 2.78 lakh arms licences were issued to the non-entitled persons.
The CBI also collected documents pertaining to the issuance of armed licences allegedly spread over 22 districts of J&K.
During investigation and scrutiny of documents, the role of certain gun dealers was found who in connivance with the public servants i.e. the then DM and ADM of concerned District had allegedly issued such illegal arms licenses to the ineligible persons.
It was also alleged that the persons who got these licenses were not residents of the places from where the said arms licenses were issued.
Investigation is continuing, the CBI said.
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