In a historic and first time ever in Mizoram, a function on transfer & handing over of confiscated arms from Mizoram Firearms Bureau to Mizoram Police was held on 14.11.2022 at Arya Mess, PHQ, Aizawl. Hon’ble Home Minister Pu Lalchamliana graced the function as Chief guest. Commissioner & Secretary (Home) & Chairman, Mizoram Firearms Bureau Pu H.Lalengmawia IAS handed over the arms to DGP Mizoram Pu Devesh Chandra Srivastva IPS, who received it on behalf of Mizoram Police, in presence of Hon’ble Home Minister and other senior Govt. officials/ Police Officers.
As per the provisions of Arms Rules, 2016, Govt. of Mizoram constituted Firearms Bureau for the State of Mizoram on the 10th February, 2021 where Home Secretary, Government of Mizoram is Chairman, AIGP (P&L), Mizoram is Member Secretary and District Magistrate, Aizawl District is Member. The Firearms Bureau is a body where all captured, confiscated, recovered, seized or surrendered firearms or ammunitions are deposited to be disposed off or destroyed by the Bureau, according to the conditions of these items.
As of now, Mizoram Firearms Bureau does not have a separate office or staff and the office staff of Mizoram Police Central Armoury under AIGP (P&L), deal with the work of the Bureau, and the Central Armoury of Mizoram Police at 1st Bn. MAP, Aizawl is adopted as its Armoury.
The Firearms Bureau collects information about availability of firearms or ammunitions from all the Districts of Mizoram that can be deposited to the Bureau. The office staffs devotedly pursued the search physically whenever necessary. It is by virtue of devotion and zeal of the Bureau that today; such large number of weapons/munitions are being handed over to Mizoram Police. Estimated total value of these items is Rs. 50 lakh.
The following 49 nos of Firearms & 48 nos of Grenade Shell were transferred and handed over to Mizoram Police from Mizoram Firearms Bureau :
AK Type 56 Rifle – 24 nos
AK type 81 Rifle – 8 nos
M4 A1 Carbine – 7 nos
MA3 MK-II Rifle – 1 no
H&K Series Rifle – 6 nos
MA 3 MK-II Rifle Drum side Magazine with Bipod – 2 nos
Carbine BA94 MK-I – 1 no
40 mm Grenade Shell – 48 nos
Ni 14.11.2022 hian ralthuam man (confiscated arms) thahnem tak, Mizorama a vawikhatna atan Firearms Bureau atanga Mizoram Police hnena inhlan chhawnna hun, Arya Mess, PHQ-ah neih a ni. He hunah hian Home Minister zahawm tak Pu Lalchamliana chuan khuallian niin a hmanpui a. Commissioner & Secretary (Home) & Chairman, Mizoram Firearms Bureau Pu H.Lalengmawia, IAS chuan heng ralthuamte hi hlanin, Mizoram Police aiawhin Pu Devesh Chandra Srivastva, IPS, DGP chuan a lo dawng a ni.
Arms Rules, 2016 in a phut angin Mizoram sawrkar hnuaiah Fire Arms Bureau hi February 10, 2021 khan din a ni a. Home Secretary, Govt. of Mizoram chu Chairman niin, Member Secretary atan AIGP (P&L) leh Member atan District Magistrate, Aizawl District awmin, dan hnuaia silai leh ralthuam lam chi man zawng zawngte hi an kutah lutin anni hian a tul dan ang zelin, tihral emaw, enkawl zui chungchangah mawh an phur a ni. Mizoram Firearms Bureau hian thawktu (staff) a hranpaa an neih loh avangin AIGP (P&L) hnuaia Mizoram Police Central Armoury ten puiin, Mizoram Police Central Armoury, 1st Bn. MAP, Aizawl hi Mizoram Firearms Bureau Armoury a ni nghal bawk a ni.
Firearm Bureau hian Mizoram District hrang hrang atangin silai leh a mu Bureau a thehluh chi te hi fawm khawmin an thawhrimna zarah ralthuam thahnem tham tak, cheng Nuai 50 chuang man hu lai Mizoram Police hnena an hlan chhawng thei hi a ropui hle a ni.
Heng a hnuaia tarlante hi Mizoram Firearms Bureau-in Mizoram Police hnena a hlanchhawnte chu a ni:-
AK Type 56 Rifle – 24 nos
AK type 81 Rifle – 8 nos
M4 A1 Carbine – 7 nos
MA3 MK-II Rifle – 1 no
H&K Series Rifle – 6 nos
MA 3 MK-II Rifle Drum side Magazine with Bipod – 2 nos
Carbine BA94 MK-I – 1 no
40 mm Grenade Shell – 48 nos
