Gun culture booming even as police try to curb arms supply

New Delhi: In a brazen show of power, a former MP's son flaunts a sophisticated gun while threatening a woman at a five-star hotel in Delhi in a video that once again captures the rising gun culture in Delhi and NCR area.

Police claimed that they ha ve taken up the issue of arms trafficking with other states and also put in an all-out effort to curb violent crimes. In December 2017, a New Year celebration in Greater Kailash bar turned violent as a 30-year-old man was shot after an argument over dance. Police claimed that the accused was caught by the public and later he was arrested whereas in April last year, a Class XII student was shot at outside south Delhi's Saket District Centre following a brawl in a pub, police said.

A renowned psychiatrist claimed that these power-driven people have lost social connectivity and are indulging themselves in such kind of anti-social activity under the influence of their power. They are seeking attention from their kind of people "Such people are so insignificant that they do endorse the environment in which they live," said the psychiatrist.

According to police, easy availability of arms and ammunition is always a cause of concern. Additional PRO (Delhi Police) claimed that they have taken up the issue of gun trafficking during the Interstate Coordination Meetings with the representatives of other state. The other worrying trend is the reason behind the murder as the Delhi Police data accessed by the Millennium Post claimed that till September 15, around 337 murders took place in the city and a further analysis by investigating agency revealed that in 18.69 per cent cases the reason for the murder was sudden anger.

In September this year, in Taimoor Nagar area, a CCTV footage of a crime scene surfaced where the victim was shot dead within a few seconds by an armed assailant in front of his house and children. The footage shockingly shows passersby doing nothing to help the victim. It has led to several protests and traffic snarls in the area.

The same accused were involved in another case where a driver was shot dead after he did not give way to their vehicle in Kotla Mubarakpur area of South Delhi in September.

The gun culture once again surfaced and this time in Anand Vihar area. A young man, Mohit, was shot dead late night at Anand Vihar. He was on the way home when he saw two men robbing a businessman of his cash. Even though he caught hold one of the robbers, the second one shot him and Mohit died on the spot.

Suspects are on the run and police are on the lookout for them. The area where the incident occurred has seen other cases of robbery as well.

In June 2014, a dispute over water connection resulted in the death of a 45-year-old man who was shot dead by his neighbour in South Delhi's Sangam Vihar area. Police claimed that they have arrested five persons in this case. The wife and children of the deceased were also injured in the incident whereas in another case which also took place in June this year, a gang war resulted in the death of three persons including a woman in North Delhi's Burari area. Five persons were injured and hospitalised after the gunfight between the Tillu and Gogi gangs, believed to be involved in cases of extortion and murder in the city.

In Gurugram, fear, shock and inaction were witnessed on the streets after a security guard fired gunshots at Judge Krishna Kant Sharma's son and wife on Saturday. Krishna Kant Sharma is the Additional Sessions Judge at Court 12 in District Court Gurugram.

In another shocking incident which happened in July this year, a former journalist was brutally murdered in broad daylight on the street. The deceased who has been identified as Surender Singh Rana succumbed to his injuries after five gunshots were pumped into his body.