Overview

• The Kesariya mahapanchayat in Gauripur Mitli, Baghpat, followed outrage over an alleged dowry killing in Greater Noida.
• Speaker Thakur Kunwar Ajay Pratap Singh told attendees to gift pistols, swords or daggers to daughters instead of gold or cash for protection.
• Baghpat SP Suraj Rai said a circle officer is verifying the event after a video of the gathering spread on social media.
• ABKM president Manhendra Singh Tanwar said the organisation has no association with the gathering or the statement.
• Activists and officials cited the Arms Act’s ban on unlicensed firearms and urged education, legal awareness and economic independence over weapons.