As Chief Minister of AP planned to set Vijayawada as a smart city on the banks of the river Krishna, fear grips citizens over firearms makes their presence in the city.
Gun culture has at once made its presence felt in the city. Mercenaries from Delhi were deployed to kill father and three sons, who hailed from Chinaparimi village in West Godavari by their rivals. Both the accused and the families of the deceased belong to a family of astrologers and they are said to have vast resources at their command.
in a similer case, a gunman and his accomplice recently entered into an apartment at Patmata area in the city, threatened a lone woman and escaped with jewellery worth Rs 1 lakh. Two months ago, the police arrested a man armed with a gun and recovered a good number of bullets too.
These incidents shows how rapidly Gun Culture spreading in Vijayawasda. Mafia is also said to have reared its head not only in Krishna district but also in, East and West Godavari and Guntur.
A rowdy-sheeter was gun down a week ago in a liquor bar in West Godavari district is shown as proof of rise in gun culture. Analysts wonder why the police have not kept a vigil on rowdy-sheeters.
There are rumors that guns are being smuggled into Vijayawada freely through trains from Delhi, Bihar, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajastan.