Panchkula, Nov. 15 -- The city remains comparatively less affected by firing incidents compared to neighbouring Mohali (including Zirakpur and Derabassi) and Chandigarh. Over the last ten months, very few firing incidents have taken place, that too in the village areas, and none were linked to organised gangster activity. The said incidents resulted from personal enmity or sudden confrontations.

The district police's specialised cells and intelligence have been highly active in seizing illegal arms, arresting a total of 71 accused in 43 FIRs this year. The recovered cache includes 29 desi pistols, 22 desi kattas, 49 cartridges, one magazine, 4 knives, two guns, and one revolver.

Specific incidents in the rural areas included an April 22...