The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab S Karuna Raju on Wednesday said this is 91.10 per cent of the total 3,90,275 licensed weapons in the state.
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Complying with directions of Election Commission (EC), as many as 3,54,075 licensed weapons have been deposited in the state ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections, scheduled to be held on 20 February.
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab S Karuna Raju on Wednesday said this is 91.10 per cent of the total 3,90,275 licensed weapons in the state. Whereas 27 without licenses weapons were seized in the state, he added.
The CEO said some of the persons having licenced weapons including security personnel at nationalized or private banks and other persons facing security issues will have to approach the concerned deputy commissioner for any genuine exemptions and complaint redressal.
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Raju said after the Model Code of Conduct came into force in the state for Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections, various enforcement teams have seized valuables worth Rs 46.66 Crore in violation of code till 18 January.
Giving details, he said that the surveillance teams have seized 6.60 lakh litres of liquor worth Rs Two Crore. Similarly, the enforcement wings have also recovered psychotropic substances amounting to Rs 44.49 Crore besides confiscating unaccounted cash of Rs 16 lakhs, he added.
The CEO revealed that as many as 1088 vulnerable hamlets have been identified. Besides this, 2376 persons have been identified as probable sources of trouble, he said adding that out of these persons preventive action had already been initiated against 1129 persons while the remaining would also be brought to book.
He also informed that from a security point of view 725 persons have been bound down under preventive sections of CrPC act.
Raju informed 2221 cases of non-bailable warrants have been executed, while execution in 191 cases is under process. As many as 6339 nakas are operational across the state, he added.
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