Operation Aaghat targets habitual criminals

THE Delhi Police's Southeast district has conducted "Operation Aaghat 2.0" - a crackdown on organised crime and habitual criminals - arresting around 500 people and recovering weapons, liquor, and narcotic substances, officials said on Thursday.

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Launched under the supervision of Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern Range) Sanjay Jain and led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari, the coordinated operation involved over 600 police personnel across the district, the officer said.

"A total of 130 people were arrested under the Arms Act, Delhi Excise Act, NDPS Act, and Public Gambling Act, 360 people under preventive action drives, and 64 bad characters apprehended in targeted operations, many of whom have a history of street crime," the DCP Tiwari said.