Chandigarh: Under Operation Aakraman-III, a special drive to clean-up the crime and criminal elements across the state, the Haryana Police has successfully conducted a series of coordinated raids and arrested 998 accused while lodging 785 FIRs under various sections of IPC, NDPS, Arms and Excise Act.

Disclosing this here on Thursday, Director General of Police (DGP) PK Agrawal informed that the Police Department had been collecting pinpointed intelligence on criminal activities in the State including trafficking of illegal arms, narcotic substances and illicit liquor.

As many as 970 teams comprising 6333 police personnel under the command of SPs and DCPs conducted coordinated raids starting early morning on 7th December throughout the day till night on crime and criminals.

The element of surprise and simultaneous targeting of criminals at multiple locations led to very encouraging results. A total of 52 illegal firearms and 24 cartridges were seized. Similarly, 7.951 kg ganja, 167.77 gram heroin, 402 gram sulfa, 3.992 kg opium, 5.350 kg poppy husk, 300 gram chura post, 242 bottles of prohibited syrup (corex), 25 banned injections were also recovered, he said.

He said that during these raids, the raiding teams have also managed to nab 137 proclaimed offenders and 33 bail jumpers. Among the arrested POs and bail jumpers, many of them were reported to be evading their arrest for a long time. In addition, 316 other accused involved in various cases were also nabbed during the special drive.

It is pertinent to note that this special drive was the 3rd in the series of intelligence driven State wide crackdowns under Operation Aakraman to Clean Up the state regarding crime and criminal elements and it reaffirms the steadfast commitment of the Haryana Police Department to the citizens of the State for providing a safe and stable environment. /BI/