Fresh case against Gurung under the Arms Act
The Darjeeling police have initiated yet another case against Gorkha Janmukti Morcha President Bimal Gurung under the Arms Act.
A
suo
moto
case
has
been
registered
by
the
police
at
the
Darjeeling
Sadar
police
station
against
Gurung.
According
to
the
FIR,
on
27/06/2007
an
arms
license
(no.
14/07)
was
issued
against
Gurung
from
the
office
of
the
District
Magistrate,
Darjeeling.
On 18/08/2014 and again on 09/01/2015 notices were issued from the DM's office against Gurung to renew his arms license which had already expired on 28/09/2013 and had not been renewed.
A revoked order for arms license was passed by the DM office. On 08/09/2017 the District Magistrate, Darjeeling ordered that a case be started against Gurung under the Arms Act. "Hence the possession of fire arms and ammunition of Bimal Gurung is prohibited" states the order.
The
FIR
claims
that
so
far
the
accused
Bimal
Gurung
has
neither
deposited
his
arms
and
ammunition
at
the
Darjeeling
Sadar
Police
Station
or
before
the
licensing
authority
nor
made
any
appeal
against
the
said
revoked
order
under
Section
18
of
the
Arms
Act.
Gurung
has
been
charged
under
Sections
25(1-A)/27
(3)
of
the
Arms
Act.
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