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Kota becomes hotspot for knife attacks in Rajasthan as Operation HAWK fails
- •Knife attack incidents are surging in Kota, with about half a dozen cases reported in just the past week.
- •Over 110 people have been injured and more than half a dozen killed in around 100 stabbing incidents this year.
- •Kota City Police launched Operation HAWK, arresting over two dozen miscreants and seizing illegal weapons.
- •Approximately 30 to 35 percent of all knife attack incidents in Rajasthan occur in Kota alone.
- •Police records show that knife violence has been a persistent problem in Kota since 1959.
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Operation HAWK is a special campaign launched by the Kota City Police utilizing nine teams across different police station areas to curb knife attacks, arrest miscreants, and ban the manufacture, sale, and possession of illegal sharp-edged weapons.
Kota accounts for 30 to 35 percent of all knife attack incidents in Rajasthan, averaging over 100 stabbing incidents each year. This year alone, over 110 people have been injured and more than half a dozen have died in these attacks.
Knife violence was documented as a major problem in Kota's police records as early as 1959. Historically, knives brought by the Nawab of Rampur's bodyguards became famous as 'Rampuri' knives, initially used for self-defense before turning into a tool for intimidation and a status symbol among anti-social youth.
