Reasi: Police in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday said that it has identified nine notorious criminals, habitual offenders and history sheeters who on the pretext of self-protection had managed Arms licenses from different districts including other than of their permanent residences, in their favor and few of them even possessed three weapons and ammunition from past many years.
Police said two of them were possessing fake licenses whereas record of one license issued by SDM Mendhar has been reportedly destroyed in a fire. Field report does not support any threat to them for which they need self-protection, rather they are threat to the peace in society by possessing arms & ammunition.
Police said that these criminals are using these weapons to harass the peace loving and innocent people of the area and had created a fear psychosis in the minds of common people. They had amassed huge wealth by the terror of their deeds.
Police said that it swung into action and has approached concerned District Magistrates to cancel their gun licenses. One among the history sheeters from Reasi has managed to obtain gun license from District Magistrate Srinagar.
Police identified some of the history sheeters against whom, half dozens case stand registered in police stations for murder, harassment and bullying are Muhammad Asghar, Muhammad Ismail, both residents of Jamslan Mahore, Rattan Lalof Gaddal Reasi, Gulshan Kumar alias Shiv Jyoti of Gran Morh Reasi, Raman Kumar of Arnas and Zaman Shah of Soo-Bathoi Mahore, Sachin Singh and Maan Singh.
SSP Reasi Shailender Singh has made written correspondence with District Magistrates of Poonch, Srinagar, Jammu, Udhampur, Reasi along with past conduct & current activities of these criminals and recommended cancellation of Arms licenses issued in favour of these criminals.
