Hyderabad, Oct. 21 -- The Hyderabad police is undertaking a citywide verification of gun licences following a series of alleged deer-hunting cases involving residents of the city in Telangana and neighbouring Karnataka, besides complaints of celebratory firing and the misuse of firearms at farmhouses.

Charminar Zone Deputy Commissioner of Police Kiran Khare said around 460 gun licences had been issued in the zone and that the police were vetting licence holders in view of complaints of weapons being used for hunting, celebratory firing and recreational activities at farmhouses.

The verification follows a series of wildlife-hunting cases reported in recent months, including incidents in Malakpet, Shadnagar, Kothur, and Karnataka. The pol...