(IN) Stray dogs trouble his pet so Punjab police officer kills them with AK-47, injures guard

[Guest guest]

It does appear that a lot of individuals in India have increaasing access to

firearms, especially AK-47 rifles. I once interviewed a renowned

psychiatrist on a story on gun crime in India and she asked me " I wonder

where all these private individuals get their guns from ? " I had no answer.

However, I do have a schoolmate who owns one of India's most famous gun

shops, the Biswas GunSellers in Chowringhee in Kolkata. Next time I am in

the city, I will ask him if he stocks AK-47s and if the sale of these guns

has gone up in India. Also, if he does not, if there are any dealers who

traffick in AK-47s. AK-47 rifles are very popular with armed groups that

kill animals in North East India, in North Bengal and in Kashmir.

 

On 4/2/09, Diana Hartig <dhartig wrote:

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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/stray-dogs-trouble-his-pet-so-punjab-pol.../44\

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> Stray dogs trouble his pet so Punjab police officer kills them with AK-47,

> injures guard

>

> Express news service <http://www.indianexpress.com/columnist/ens/>

>

> Posted: Thursday , Apr 02, 2009 at 0224 hrs IST

>

> Amritsar:

>

> The Amritsar police today booked TP Singh, Commandant, Punjab Armed Police,

> Jalandhar, for using an AK-47 assault rifle to gun down two stray dogs, and

> injuring his personal security officer (PSO) in the course of the firing.

>

> The police said the strays had attacked Singh's pet dog outside his house.

>

> " The enraged officer took the AK-47 service rifle from his gunman,

> Charanjit

> Singh, and began shooting at the dogs. One of the bullets also hit his PSO,

> ASI Baz Singh, in his left leg, " says the FIR registered at Civil Lines

> police station.

>

> The FIR was registered under Sections 429 (killing or maiming an animal),

> 338 (causing grievous hurt) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) of

> the Indian Penal Code, Sections 27, 54, 59 of the Arms Act and Section 11

> of

> the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

>

> According to sources in the police, the incident occurred on March 30, but

> the case was registered only today.

>

> Asked why it took so long to register the case, SHO, Civil Lines, Kamal

> Singh said the police were verifying facts and seeking legal opinion, as a

> senior officer was involved in the case.

>

> The SHO claimed the strays were rabid and had bitten TP Singh's dog.

>

> " The strays were also a threat to residents of the locality, " he added.

> Despite repeated attempts, TP Singh could not be contacted for comment.

>

> ASI Baz Singh is undergoing treatment at Escorts Hospital. He said he was

> trying to shoo the strays away when a bullet hit him.

[Guest guest]

Maybe this news report below can throw some light on the nexus between

animal smuggling and gun running in India :

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090083797

 

Kishalay Bhattacharjee

Tuesday, February 17, 2009, (Guwahati, Dhubri)

 

Last week, NDTV had travelled to Dhubri in Lower Assam to find out the

magnitude of the illegal cattle smuggling trade and found the trade is

controlled by an unbelievably well-organised mafia. It also came to light

that the volume of the trade was between Rs 30-40 thousand crore.

 

Such a magnitude clearly showed that this is probably the biggest underworld

trade in these parts.

 

Now, after the impact of the NDTV story, the BSF, which is responsible for

intercepting the smuggling racket, has disclosed major seizures. Since the

report was aired, the agency has seized 459 cattle valued at Rs 77.93 lakh.

 

However, Suleman Khan a cattle trader himself admitted that seizures cannot

control smuggling as the same cattle gets recycled after auction.

 

" They come unauthorised and cross over. There are no records at all. The BSF

do seize but what is the use? The same person comes and purchases it back.

No inquiry is made, anyone can go scot-free. BSF personnel is inadequate and

whatever they can they seize, but others cross over, " he said.

 

It was only in 1999 when the first investigation was carried out along that

West Bengalborder where more than 15,000 cattle reportedly cross over every

night.

 

At Dhubri, the NDTV team saw at least 1,500 cattle waiting to be

transported.

 

Each cattle fetches about Rs 30,000 in Bangladesh, which is one of the major

beef exporting nations. Bangladesh's economy of leather exports and bone

china is also made from smuggled Indian cattle.

 

But the worry now is of strong evidence of cattle smugglers virtually

running the fake Indian currency network and facilitating the terror outfits

on either side of the border.

 

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:48 PM, <

journalistandanimals wrote:

 

> It does appear that a lot of individuals in India have increaasing

> access to

> firearms, especially AK-47 rifles. I once interviewed a renowned

> psychiatrist on a story on gun crime in India and she asked me " I wonder

> where all these private individuals get their guns from ? " I had no answer.

> However, I do have a schoolmate who owns one of India's most famous gun

> shops, the Biswas GunSellers in Chowringhee in Kolkata. Next time I am in

> the city, I will ask him if he stocks AK-47s and if the sale of these guns

> has gone up in India. Also, if he does not, if there are any dealers who

> traffick in AK-47s. AK-47 rifles are very popular with armed groups that

> kill animals in North East India, in North Bengal and in Kashmir.

>

>

> On 4/2/09, Diana Hartig <dhartig <dhartig%40arcor.de>> wrote:

> >

> >

> >

>

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/stray-dogs-trouble-his-pet-so-punjab-pol.../44\

2081/

> >

> > Stray dogs trouble his pet so Punjab police officer kills them with

> AK-47,

> > injures guard

> >

> > Express news service <http://www.indianexpress.com/columnist/ens/>

> >

> > Posted: Thursday , Apr 02, 2009 at 0224 hrs IST

> >

> > Amritsar:

> >

> > The Amritsar police today booked TP Singh, Commandant, Punjab Armed

> Police,

> > Jalandhar, for using an AK-47 assault rifle to gun down two stray dogs,

> and

> > injuring his personal security officer (PSO) in the course of the firing.

> >

> > The police said the strays had attacked Singh's pet dog outside his

> house.

> >

> > " The enraged officer took the AK-47 service rifle from his gunman,

> > Charanjit

> > Singh, and began shooting at the dogs. One of the bullets also hit his

> PSO,

> > ASI Baz Singh, in his left leg, " says the FIR registered at Civil Lines

> > police station.

> >

> > The FIR was registered under Sections 429 (killing or maiming an animal),

> > 338 (causing grievous hurt) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence)

> of

> > the Indian Penal Code, Sections 27, 54, 59 of the Arms Act and Section 11

> > of

> > the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

> >

> > According to sources in the police, the incident occurred on March 30,

> but

> > the case was registered only today.

> >

> > Asked why it took so long to register the case, SHO, Civil Lines, Kamal

> > Singh said the police were verifying facts and seeking legal opinion, as

> a

> > senior officer was involved in the case.

> >

> > The SHO claimed the strays were rabid and had bitten TP Singh's dog.

> >

> > " The strays were also a threat to residents of the locality, " he added.

> > Despite repeated attempts, TP Singh could not be contacted for comment.

> >

> > ASI Baz Singh is undergoing treatment at Escorts Hospital. He said he was

> > trying to shoo the strays away when a bullet hit him.

>

>

>

 

 

 

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