Bihar’s criminal stash to arm its farmers! by dailypioneer.com
Bihar is scripting a new tale of arms and the man. State police chief Abhyanand, who took charge a month ago, has ushered in the innovative idea of making agricultural and gardening tools from seized arms and ammunition. “Thousands of illegal arms, like pistols and guns, nabbed from criminals and stored in police stations will now be melted to manufacture tools to be used in farming and gardening,” he says. Abhyanand has earlier come out with other concepts such as fast-track courts, one of the most effective tools in establishing rule of law and order in Bihar. He says, “Tools made from the seized firearms would be used for development to help people earn their livelihood.” adding that the weapons will not only be destroyed in the presence of a magistrate but the entire process “videographed for evidence”. Recently, police in Darbhanga district started the process, forging hoes and hedge clippers from the illegal arms. On October 17, Darbhanga chief judicial magistrate PK Dixit ...