Kohima, March 12 (DIPR): Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer Kohima, W. Honje Konyak has banned carrying of arms and ammunition in the district. He has also ordered suspension of all Arms Licenses issued in the district, adding no new Arms License will be issued till the completion of parliamentary elections 2014. All licensed fire arms and ammunition are to be deposited at the nearest police stations on or before March 28, 2014, failing which arms licenses shall be liable for cancellation under section 17 of the Arms Act 1959.
In this connection, all the Village Council Chairmen have been directed to instruct the villagers who possess licensed fire arms and ammunition to deposit the same at the nearest police stations. The Village Council should make necessary arrangement to keep all licensed fire arms and ammunition under each jurisdiction within the village in case the villagers find it difficult to deposit at the police stations under intimation to the office of the DC Kohima, the DC informed.
