Process to get deposited licensed weapons and recovery of illegal weapons is on to prevent misuse of weapons during Vidhan Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. Since enforcement of the model code of conduct from October 4, as many as 2.57 lakh licensed weapons have been deposited. In the series, 388 licensed weapons have been seized and 1271 arms licences have been canceled.
So far, 40,265 non-bailable warrants have been served of which 1,441 were issued in last 24 hours. Similarly, 3,747 illegal weapons have been seized. Police has seized 59 weapons during last 24 hours. large-scale security and law & order arrangements have been made to ensure peace during elections in the state. Action has been taken under sections 107/116 of CrPC against 1.83 lakh persons so far and 1.32 lakh persons have been bound over. Action was taken against 2,793 persons for violating this provision.
In police action, 1926 kg explosives of various types have been seized. Besides, 26 different kinds of bombs and 737 live cartridges have also been seized. As many as 757 check posts have been set up in view of security in Vidhan Sabha constituencies. In all, 4,262 majra-tolas have been identified under vulnerability mapping. Similarly, 10,481 people who can harass voters have also been identified. Prohibitory action has been taken against 10,380 such persons.