BENGALURU: Ramanagara police are searching for a man, who on March 4 was once observed brandishing a ‘pistol’ from a car he was once co-passenger in, while travelling on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway.
Police are contemplating registering a suo motu case after a video of the person — but to be identified — flaunting the weapon with his hand stretched outside the window went viral on Thursday.
The Arms Act, 1959, permits instances to be registered underneath certain instances. Ramanagara SP Ramesh Banoth told TOI: “We can absorb a suo motu case once we examine the entire details.” Police, on the other hand, confirmed that while the car crossed Ramanagara sometime in the day, there was once no firing by the person. “There aren't any studies of him threatening any one both,” police mentioned.
The video presentations the person seated subsequent to the driving force in a Maruti Esteem (KA 02-Z-7031) going in opposition to Mysuru and exhibiting the pistol. Cops are but to identify the driving force too, and mentioned the video was once shot by an unidentified man who was once in any other car on the identical highway.
“Whether the pistol is real or not, exhibiting weapons in public is unlawful and draws punishment. It creates undesirable panic among the public. I have suggested the inspector to ensure the details and likewise in finding out who owns the car and details of the occupants,” Banoth mentioned.
Locals mentioned they noticed the person appearing off the gun, which brought about panic amongst a few. “What if he fired at any individual? Such acts are condemnable and police should take stern motion,” Nataraj, a resident, mentioned.
What Arms Act says
The Act permits arrest of individuals conveying palms and many others. underneath suspicious instances. Its provisions read: “When someone is located carrying or conveying any palms or ammunition whether coated by a licence or not, in such manner or underneath such instances as to have enough money just grounds of suspicion that the similar is/are being carried by him with intent to use them, or that the similar is also used, for any unlawful goal, any Justice of the Peace, police officer or other public servant or someone hired or working on a railway, plane, vessel, automobile or every other method of conveyance, would possibly arrest him without warrant and seize from him such palms or ammunition.”
Police are contemplating registering a suo motu case after a video of the person — but to be identified — flaunting the weapon with his hand stretched outside the window went viral on Thursday.
The Arms Act, 1959, permits instances to be registered underneath certain instances. Ramanagara SP Ramesh Banoth told TOI: “We can absorb a suo motu case once we examine the entire details.” Police, on the other hand, confirmed that while the car crossed Ramanagara sometime in the day, there was once no firing by the person. “There aren't any studies of him threatening any one both,” police mentioned.
The video presentations the person seated subsequent to the driving force in a Maruti Esteem (KA 02-Z-7031) going in opposition to Mysuru and exhibiting the pistol. Cops are but to identify the driving force too, and mentioned the video was once shot by an unidentified man who was once in any other car on the identical highway.
“Whether the pistol is real or not, exhibiting weapons in public is unlawful and draws punishment. It creates undesirable panic among the public. I have suggested the inspector to ensure the details and likewise in finding out who owns the car and details of the occupants,” Banoth mentioned.
Locals mentioned they noticed the person appearing off the gun, which brought about panic amongst a few. “What if he fired at any individual? Such acts are condemnable and police should take stern motion,” Nataraj, a resident, mentioned.
What Arms Act says
The Act permits arrest of individuals conveying palms and many others. underneath suspicious instances. Its provisions read: “When someone is located carrying or conveying any palms or ammunition whether coated by a licence or not, in such manner or underneath such instances as to have enough money just grounds of suspicion that the similar is/are being carried by him with intent to use them, or that the similar is also used, for any unlawful goal, any Justice of the Peace, police officer or other public servant or someone hired or working on a railway, plane, vessel, automobile or every other method of conveyance, would possibly arrest him without warrant and seize from him such palms or ammunition.”
Man flaunts ‘pistol’ from car, police probe on
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