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Possession of kirpans, kukris and machetes banned in Bengaluru

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Possession of kirpans, kukris and machetes banned in Bengaluru

Possession of kirpans, kukris and machetes banned in Bengaluru

BENGALURU:Possessionof swords, machetes, kirpans (religious symbol of the Sikhs) and kukris (traditional Nepali Gurkha knives) has been banned in Bengaluru.

From time immemorial, longu (machete) and macchu (sickle) have been used to portray gruesome scenes on the big screen. While police have been able to apprehend offenders, on most occasions they have been told the weapons were procured for industrial or agricultural use.

On August 28, the government issued an order banning acquisition, possession and carrying of arms without licence, specified in category V of the schedule I of the Arms Rules of 2016, in public places under the jurisdiction of Bengaluru.

Additional chief secretary (home) Subash Chandra said: “The notification was long in the works of Bengaluru police and needed to be given a formal shape. We vetted the content with the law department and finally issued the notification.”

The push for the notification despite the long-pending need came after the gruesome murder of RSS worker Rudresh in Shivajinagar. Home department officials claimed the notification was issued on the request of the police commissioner’s office a couple of months ago. Explaining the rationale behind the notification, Chandra said on several occasions, legal loopholes have been exploited by lawyers representing anti-social elements and those found in possession of these non-firearms. “Till date, the police department didn’t have the power to seize and secure these weapons. They needed legal backing to ensure weapons seized during criminal activities and gang wars are impounded,” he said.

On the issue of kirpans, Chandra said there is no need for an exemption as Sikhs are protected under other state laws. However, former chief secretary Chiranjeevi Singh said the ban on kirpans will not hamper the community’s freedom to carry the swords.

Another weapon regularly used by private security guards which has now been banned in public domain is the baton. Licences are issued to guards for lawfully carrying the weapons, if required, said Chandra

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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