Punjab Police on Thursday conducted a cordon and search operation in colonies established on the outskirts of cities and towns across the state, officials said. The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, according to an official statement here.
The operation was conducted simultaneously across the state from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The commissioners of police and senior superintendents of police were told to plan the operation in a meticulous manner amid the massive deployment of police force, they said.
As many as 322 suspicious people were rounded up, and incriminating material was seized from them, which is being further
examined, said police.
Police also registered four first-information reports and have recovered Rs 2.25 lakh in drug money, 66.5 grams of heroin, and 11 mobile phones during the operation, they said. Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla said the purpose of the operation was to instill a sense of safety and security among the common people and increase the presence of police forces in the field to instill fear among
anti-social elements.
He said more than 250 police teams, involving 2,500 police personnel, conducted the operation.
Apart from frisking suspicious people, the police teams also inquired about the verification of tenants staying at rented accommodation. Police teams have also done verifications of tenets during this operation, he added. The special DGP said police cordoned off over 866 colonies to conduct checks at 5,869 houses during the operation.
