The Chandigarh deputy commissioner’s office sent a notification about suspected violations of arms licensing regulations to M. S. Sandhu, a retired chief engineer who passed away in 2011. This was an unexpected and upsetting development. The notification that threatened to take action for not renewing Sandhu’s weapons license stunned his family.
In 2004, the son of M. S. Sandhu transferred the mentioned license to his son R. S. Sandhu. The license validity is till 2025 as it was renewed in 2020. Citing her family ties, Nita, who is Sandhu’s daughter-in-law, expressed shock over the matter since her husband had already been registered with the police as a license holder, and in addition to that, 14 years ago his father-in-law had passed on.
Nita bemoaned, emphasizing the anguish the warning caused her family. “This is harassment.” She and her husband, who is 67 years old, so it seems sense that they were taken aback by the warning, especially because police had already come to check on their registered firearms. Nita questioned how the police department and the deputy commissioner’s office could not work together to issue such a notification.
Even though M.S. Sandhu is now dead, the letter alleged breaches of the Arms Act and required him to relinquish his firearms within 15 days. It has been claimed that the deputy commissioner’s office has sent over 700 notices to persons about the non-renewal of weapons licenses.
Nita said, “This incident raises questions about the efficiency of the administrative process,” highlighting the necessity of improved departmental communication to prevent such ridiculous circumstances. The family is hoping that the lapse will be quickly corrected by the authorities.
