Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Udupi Police Find Four Unauthorized Firearm Modifications During Inspection
Udupi police checked firearms owned by licensed people across the district.
They inspected 2,925 weapons during a month-long drive.
Officers found that four weapons had been changed without permission.
The four weapons were found in areas covered by four different police stations.
Police registered separate cases against the people involved.
The cases are still being investigated.
Officers also checked licence-holder backgrounds and the condition of the weapons.
Police said they will continue inspections and asked people to report illegal firearm activity.
Udupi district police inspected 2,925 firearms held by licence holders.
Four firearms had unauthorized modifications, found across four police-station jurisdictions.
Separate cases were registered under Section 25 of the Indian Arms Act, 1959.
The month-long inspection reviewed licence holders, weapon conditions and possible unauthorized changes.
Police said inspections will continue and urged residents to report illegal firearm activity.
- Who
- Udupi district police and firearm licence holders.
- What
- Police inspected 2,925 firearms and found unauthorized modifications in four weapons.
- When
- During a month-long inspection drive; the cases are currently under investigation.
- Where
- Across Udupi district, including the limits of Shankaranarayana, Kota, Brahmavar and Karkala Town police stations.
- Why
- The drive followed recent cases involving firearm use and aims to prevent illegal use and unauthorized modifications.
- Firearms inspected
- 2,925
- Unauthorized modifications
- Four firearms
- Legal provision
- Section 25 of the Indian Arms Act, 1959
- Inspection duration
- One month
- SBML guns checked
- 1,759
- SBBL guns checked
- 554
- Pistols and revolvers checked
- 120 pistols and 119 revolvers
- Future action
- Inspections will continue