Jammu, January 10, 2023 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, panic gripped a village in Rajouri district after a member of Indian Army-backed Village Defence Committee opened fire. Panic gripped the Muradpur village of the district after the firing incident.

Over 5,000 members of the VDCs have been given rifles and more are queuing up for arms in Rajouri district in the last few days. There are around 28,000 VDCs in the Jammu region. Since the weapons have been issued to the VDC members without any regulations and control mechanism, mishandling and misuse of guns remain a matter of serious concern. It is to mention here that there are more than 200 FIRs registered against VDC members in various districts. These include cases of murder, rape, rioting and drugs.

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