Taking a strict note to the revelry firing, DGP UP Javeed Ahmad instructed the police officials to take stringent measure to prevent firing during the functions. He warned of a strict against the cops who fail to stop revelry firing or who do not respond to such incident and their act reflects dereliction of duty.
In his instruction letter, the DGP said despite a blanket ban the incident of revelry firing came to notice. He regretted that the police officials were not ensuring implementation of the ban or were not taken effective measures to stop such practices.
He quoted the provision of Arms act 1959 which stated that the licensee or any retainer acting under this license shall not carry arms covered thereby otherwise than in good faith for the purpose of sports/ protection/display; and, save where he is specially authorized in this behalf by the district magistrate concerned, he shall not take any such arms to a fair, religious procession or other public assemblage or within the campus or precincts of any educational institute.
The DGP instructed the police to conduct a monthly meeting to review the cases of revelry firing compulsorily and should do every effort to stop such practice. “The police officer should deploy adequate force around a venue where marriage function was being organized. They should take strict measure if they get a tip off about use of unlawful use of weapons and also should recommend cancellation of the arm license. They should rope in public representative to stop the menace also,’ he instructed the police officials.
The DGP said revelry firing a criminal act and the police should aware people by propagating such messages so that the people should be deterred from taking to revelry firing.
He asked the police officials to ensure the government order in this connection and no laxity will be tolerated further. He asked the police officials not to lower the gravity of the crime and ensure that a case be registered in no uncertain terms.
The DGP asked the Circle Officers to seek report of such incident within three days after the incident was reported and later submit the report at district magistrate office. “The CO should personally pursue the case and they should ensure cancellation of arm license of the accused within a period of one month,’ he instructed.