DISTRICT police have arrested 225 absconding warrantees during the special night combing operation in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The operation was conducted under the directions of Superintendent of Police Sampat Upadhyay. The operation was conducted from 9 pm on September 19 to 2 am on September 20 under the guidance and supervision of Additional SP City Dr Ayush Jakhar, Additional SP Crime Jitendra Singh, Additional SP Zone-2 Pallavi Shukla, Additional SP Zone-4 Anjana Tiwari, Additional SP Headquarters Suryakant Sharma and Additional SP Traffic Akhilesh Tiwari, along with all City CSPs, DSPs and SDOPs. During the operation, police teams conducted raids at various locations and executed 110 non-bailable warrants, 66 arrest warrants and 49 bailable warrants, taking the total number of warrants executed to 225.

 

Several of the accused had been evading arrest for years. Those arrested are being produced before the concerned courts. SP Sampat Upadhyay said the action was part of the police department’s continued efforts to strengthen law and order and prevent crime. He said ensuring a sense of security among citizens and enforcing the law were among the police’s priorities. He added that action against persons who had been evading the law for a long time was necessary. SP said similar operations would continue in the future to curb criminal activities and keep a check on offenders in the district. During the combing operation, police also checked active goons and habitual offenders. Late-night commuters were stopped and questioned, while suspicious persons and vehicles were checked at railway stations, bus stands and lodges as part of the preventive security measures