Joint forces are going to start operation from Tuesday midnight to recover illegal weapons. During this time, raids will also be conducted to recover weapons as well as drugs.
During the massive violence following the quota movement, later anti-government movements, various police stations and police establishments were attacked, vandalized and set on fire. At that time, many weapons and ammunition of the police were looted.
As of September 3, 5,829 weapons were looted, police said. 3 thousand 763 weapons were recovered from him.
2 thousand 66 weapons are still not found.
These weapons include Chinese rifles, SMGs, pistols, shotguns, teargas launchers, gas guns.
Besides, 6 lakh 6 thousand 742 bullets, different types of teargas, gas grenades, sound grenades etc. were looted. 3 lakh 20 thousand 660 bullets, about 9 thousand teargas, 2500 sound grenades and other types of ammunition have not been recovered from it.
Anyone in possession of these arms and ammunition was given till Tuesday at the latest to submit them.
Source: BBC