Hyderabad: The city police arrested three men in a security scare on Friday at the inauguration of the 125-feet-long Ambedkar statue for carrying a long rifle without licence.
The chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, other ministers and government officials were present at the event.
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When questioned by the police at the entrance of the venue, the main accused, Vaddinedi Shiva Prakash revealed that he was a driver and was carrying the rifle which belonged to a private gunman. Carrying firearms without having proper licences is against the law.
The rifle belonged to Guru Saheb Singh, an ex-Army personnel, who procured the licence to carry 2 firearms, from Jammu and Kashmir for self defence purposes.
He was employed by a Somajiguda resident and YouTuber by profession, Dondla Madhu Yadav for Rs 60,000 per month.
Upon further questioning, it was revealed that Yadav employed the private security personnel without seeking permission from the police, which is against the law and liable for prosecution.
A case was filed against the three according to the Arms Act 1959 and they were taking into custody.
