Selfie with 5 saplings must for applying for arms licence in Punjab

Faridkot divisional commissioner Chander Gaind has written a letter to the deputy commissioners of Faridkot, Bathinda and Mansa in this regard

In an initiative to restore groundwater level and area under forests in Punjab, Faridkot divisional commissioner Chander Gaind has directed officials to ask arms licence applicants to plant five saplings and submit selfies taken with each of them.

In an initiative to restore groundwater level and area under forests in Punjab, Faridkot divisional commissioner Chander Gaind has directed officials to ask arms licence applicants to plant five saplings and submit selfies taken with each of them. (Image for representational purpose)

Gaind has written a letter to the deputy commissioners of Faridkot, Bathinda and Mansa in this regard.

He said one would have to submit a selfie with each planted sapling at the time of filling of the application and added that after one month, before moving the application for police clearance and dope test, the applicant needs to furnish the fresh status of the planted trees by submitting fresh selfies.