Only 20 per cent of the nearly 50,000 licenced arms existing in Assam have been deposited so far with 
authorities in the run up to the three-phased Lok Sabha elections in the state.
The state police department is now trying to contact all the owners in order to take possession of these arms as per the Election Commission directives.
“As of now, we have 47,286 licenced arms in Assam. Of this, around 9,500 have been collected according to EC norms to have a free and fair election exercise in the state,” a top government official said.
In addition to these, the police have seized around 10,000 unlicensed arms, ammunition and explosives across the state, he added.