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J&K arms licence scam: Several district magistrates in CBI net for issuing over 2.8lakh illegal permits
The arms licence racket was first unearthed by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Rajasthan Police in 2017
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Srinagar: Several district magistrates in Jammu and Kashmir in collusion with arms dealers had issued illegal gun licences going back as far as 2012, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Saturday as part of their probe into an arms licence racket.
Over 2.78 lakh illegal gun licences have been issued by district magistrates for money, the agency said, in what is believed to be India s biggest arms licence scam.
Illegal Arms Licensing Case: CBI Raids Multiple Locations in Jammu and Kashmir
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CBI holds searches in J&K over illegal issuance of arms licences
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JAMMU, July 23: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Lucknow today conducted joint raids at the residence of longest surviving Hizbul Mujahideen militant Mohammad Amin Bhat alias Jehangir Saroori in Kishtwar in the presence of another Hizbul militant of Assam Qamar-Uj-Zama, who was arrested in Kanpur in September 2018.
While the NIA hasnât issued any official statement on the raids conducted at Sarooriâs residence in the presence of Zama alias Dr Huraira alias Commander, sources said the latter had worked in Kishtwar running a âRehriâ for quite some time and had come in contact with the Hizbul Mujahideen there before formally joining the militancy.
CBI Raids 40 locations in J&K, Delhi in Gun License Scam, Official.
CBI Raids 40 locations in J&K, Delhi in Gun License Scam, Official Residence of IAS Officer Searched
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SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: The CBI on Saturday conducted searches at 40 locations in Jammu and Kashmir, and in the national capital in connection with cases related to alleged irregularities in the issuance of over 2.78 lakh arms licences to non-residents on forged documents during 2012-16, officials said.
The search operation was spread across Jammu, Srinagar, Udhampur, Rajouri, Anantnag, Baramulla and Delhi at the official and residential premises of public servants, including IAS officers, around 20 gun houses among others in an ongoing investigation of a case related to arms licence racket, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.