AHMEDABAD: A businessman from Jamnagar, Ashfak Khatri, holds a licence to possess a gun, but has not been allowed to buy a weapon for past four years. In fact, he has been refused permission to purchase a revolver forcing him to move Gujarat high court.
According to case details, Khatri was getting extortion calls and threats from the Chhota Shakeel gang and he had to file an FIR to this effect. For security, he sought a gun licence and his request was approved by the district authority. He purchased a revolver. In 2018, during a trip from Ahmedabad to Jamnagar, his weapon went missing.
