Ludhiana Arms Licensing Fraud Exposed: Fake Dope Tests Used to Obtain Licenses

In a troubling development, the Ludhiana police have uncovered a fraud within the city's firearm licensing system. According to the authorities, three individuals have been booked for submitting fake dope test reports in order to secure arms licenses.

The most shocking revelation is that one of the accused, Uday Pratap Singh Grewal, had already managed to obtain a license using forged medical documents before the fraud was detected. This raises serious concerns about the integrity of the licensing process and the ability of unfit individuals to potentially gain access to weapons.

The police have seized the forged documents and initiated a probe into the matter. The other two accused, Hardik Khanna and Nishan Singh, have also been booked under various sections of the law, including cheating, forgery, and use of forged documents.

Authorities fear that this may not be an isolated incident. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rajesh Sharma, who filed the complaint, stated that similar cases have surfaced in the past. The police are now re-examining all pending license files, suspecting that more fake reports may have been submitted.

This is not the first time the Ludhiana arms licensing process has been compromised. In May, the police had booked another individual, Lalit Kumar, and international shooter Gurnihal Singh Garcha, for using fake dope test reports to obtain licenses.

The failure to thoroughly verify the reports before granting licenses raises alarming questions about the scrutiny exercised by the authorities. These loopholes in the system pose a grave threat to public safety, as individuals who may be unfit to possess weapons can easily exploit the system.