2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections - People in UP have more guns than the police in the state

A Union home ministry circular says firearms with civilians should not be more than 2.5 times that of the police force.

 In UP,civilians hold almost five times more firearms than the police dept. Further, the gun culture in the state is most prevalent in Yadav bastions -- Etah and Mainpuri districts – which have the highest density of gun toting people. 

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