Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Bhopal police have launched ‘Operation Safe Eye’, a major crackdown on the illegal use and sale of carbide guns, seizing over 80 such devices from various parts of the city, including MP Nagar, Bag Sewania, Gandhi Nagar and Govindpura.

Police are also interrogating several people to trace the supply network and determine how these guns were circulated during Diwali, police officials said.

Carbide guns available as an alternative to firecrackers for producing loud bangs have led to severe injuries and vision loss among hundreds of people across Madhya Pradesh including in Bhopal.

In some cases, people reportedly lost their eyesight after the gun misfired or the residue spread in the air and affected their eyes and skin. Read Also MP Shocker! 14 Children Lose

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