Punjab Police has stepped up security in view of the G20 Summit, as part of which an operation called ‘OPS Seal II’ was conducted wherein all the vehicles entering the border state were thoroughly checked.
According to an official statement issued on Monday, the operation was carried out at all of the state’s inter-state boundaries on the orders of the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav. “As many as 112 well-coordinated, strong nakas involving over 1500 police personnel were set up under the supervision of inspectors and DSPs at all the entry and exit points of 10 districts, which share boundaries with Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, and Haryana. The 10 interstate border districts include Pathankot, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Fazilka, Ropar, SAS Nagar, Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa, Hoshiarpur, and Bathinda,” the statement said. The operation lasted from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and all Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) were asked to mobilize as many officers and manpower as possible for this operation in order to lay strong ‘nakas’ at sealing points under the supervision of officers/SHOs. Sharing the details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla said as many as 5669 vehicles entering the state were checked, of which 300 were challaned and 39 were impounded.
He said that the police have also registered 21 first information reports (FIRs) and arrested one proclaimed offender. Apart from this, the police teams have recovered 3 kg of poppy husk, 3.8 kg of opium, 140 grams of heroin, and two illicit weapons. Meanwhile, the operation was aimed at preventing the influx of illegal arms and ammunition, drugs, and illicit liquor in the state, as well as keeping vigil on the movement of gangsters and anti-social elements.
