In a first, Indore man gets licence to carry sharp-edged weapon

In a first-of-its-kind move in the country, the Indore district administration in Madhya Pradesh has issued a licence for carrying a sharp-edged weapon to a technical education instructor following the latter's eight-year-long legal and administrative battle.

- Shruti Tomar

BHOPAL:

Subhash Singh Tomar, 47, a resident of Vijay Nagar in Indore, had applied for the licence for a sharp-edged weapon in January 2017 for self-defence, citing he had to undertake field work in remote areas like Jhabua and Alirajpur. He also highlighted that people from tribal communities were facing criminal cases under the Arms Act for carrying 'Falia' (a sickle-like agricultural equipment used by tribals).

"This happened for the first time in India on the order of the Madhya Pradesh high court," additional district magistrate, arms section, Indore, Roshan Rai said.