UP government taking serious note of the rising cases of use of acid in incidents of crime has directed all the district magistrates to strictly enforce the provisions of the rules for the storage and sale of the chemical. The storage and sale of the acid is covered by `UP poison (possession and sale) Rules 2014.
Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar in a circular to all the district magistrates said that it’s mandatory for all the acid traders to furnish the stock report to the sub divisional magistrates within 15 days. He said if any discrepancy is found in the stock report then the entire stock be seized and a fine of Rs 50,000 will be imposed. The district magistrates have also been asked to send the inspection report of each acid trader to the state home department by the seventh day of every month.
He said as per the rules every licence holder is required to maintain record of sale of the acid and the record of the name and address of each buyer along with the quantity be maintained.