[Global Times Comprehensive Report] In Delhi, India, more and more criminals are accustomed to using toy guns to commit crimes.
According to a report by the Hindustan Times on the 15th, the Indian police found that in the past two years, at least 14 recorded robberies and extortion cases involved the use of toy guns, and the victims of these cases all stated that they thought the criminals were using toy guns. Real gun.
According to reports, in January this year, the Delhi police in India seized 3 toy guns through different channels within 3 days.
In addition, two of the four recent bank robberies in the capital New Delhi involved toy guns.
Experts say that there are many reasons why criminals choose to use toy guns.
On the one hand, it is because toy guns are low in cost and can scare victims just like real guns; on the other hand, because toy guns are not real guns, they cannot kill people and can allow criminals to avoid legal charges.
Toy guns may not cause death, but they can also cause injuries.
Four years ago, a boy in the Shahdra area of Delhi lost his left eye when he was shot by a neighbor’s toy gun.
At present, simulation toy guns can be bought in ordinary toy stores and online shopping platforms in India. They are very similar to real guns, but India has not issued relevant laws prohibiting the sale of toy guns.
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