Surat businessmen hit the firing range
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:08 pm
Surat businessmen hit the firing range :--
SURAT: It's 8 am. Diamond merchant Bhagwan Maniya from the Katargam area of the city arms himself with his .32 bore Webley and Scotts. Textile merchant Aditram Dakoria too takes his .22 bore Walther revolver before leaving his house and, joining them, after checking their .32 bore revolvers, are Jayesh Shah and his wife Karishma — all businesspersons.
No one's at war here. These people have made it a routine to hit the firing range located in Umra village every Sunday to sharpen their shooting skills. After the string of crimes against the well-to-do — murder of diamond merchant Ashok Sawani's guard and that of diamond broker Dayal Makwana in Katargam, as well as kidnapping and murder of the son of a diamond unit manager — these people take their shooting practice seriously.
Secretary of Rifle Club Association, Gujarat, Jayesh Malaviya said, "We have at least 300 members who are businessmen — 150 of whom are into diamond industry. Those who had enrolled just to obtain an arms license, have now started practising regularly." According to police officials, nearly 3,000 gun licenses have been issued in the city alone.
The threat of child abduction has become a real bother for businesspersons like Jayesh Shah and his wife Karishma. The family had also become victim of a loot case in 2000. Says Jayesh, "Being into the money lending business, I had faced an assault once. Now that my wife too helps me in my business, we are always worried about our son Meet."
Bhagwan Maniya, a diamond merchant from Katargam, who recently witnessed the murder of a diamond broker on Friday says, "We are always under the threat of being assaulted or being killed as we carry diamonds with us," Maniya said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Citi ... 388537.cms
SURAT: It's 8 am. Diamond merchant Bhagwan Maniya from the Katargam area of the city arms himself with his .32 bore Webley and Scotts. Textile merchant Aditram Dakoria too takes his .22 bore Walther revolver before leaving his house and, joining them, after checking their .32 bore revolvers, are Jayesh Shah and his wife Karishma — all businesspersons.
No one's at war here. These people have made it a routine to hit the firing range located in Umra village every Sunday to sharpen their shooting skills. After the string of crimes against the well-to-do — murder of diamond merchant Ashok Sawani's guard and that of diamond broker Dayal Makwana in Katargam, as well as kidnapping and murder of the son of a diamond unit manager — these people take their shooting practice seriously.
Secretary of Rifle Club Association, Gujarat, Jayesh Malaviya said, "We have at least 300 members who are businessmen — 150 of whom are into diamond industry. Those who had enrolled just to obtain an arms license, have now started practising regularly." According to police officials, nearly 3,000 gun licenses have been issued in the city alone.
The threat of child abduction has become a real bother for businesspersons like Jayesh Shah and his wife Karishma. The family had also become victim of a loot case in 2000. Says Jayesh, "Being into the money lending business, I had faced an assault once. Now that my wife too helps me in my business, we are always worried about our son Meet."
Bhagwan Maniya, a diamond merchant from Katargam, who recently witnessed the murder of a diamond broker on Friday says, "We are always under the threat of being assaulted or being killed as we carry diamonds with us," Maniya said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Citi ... 388537.cms
