Mysuru: At least fifty live bullets of .303 rifles belonging to T Narasipura Police Station have gone missing. An investigation has been ordered and a complaint has been registered.
According to reports, of the bullets provided to police for night beat and the security tasks, 50 of them have gone missing. A case of negligence has also been filed against the writer of the station, Krishna Gowda, who should have kept the bullets in his custody and given a right report.
As the underlying issue is a serious one, IGP of Southern Range, Vipul Kumar and Superintendent of Police C B Rishyanth visited T Narasipura Police Station and questioned writer Krishna Gowda, Inspector Lava and staff.
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Police, who look after law and order and go for night beat, are provided with a certain number of live bullets and guns. After the beat, the police should return and place the guns and bullets at the station and enter the number of bullets in the register.
As the number of bullets available and the number of bullets registered didn’t match, a station-level investigation was held and it was brought to the notice of higher officials.
