47 criminals held in 24-hour police drive to clean up street crime
New Delhi, A 24-hour drive conducted by the Delhi Police across three districts in the northern range led to the arrest of 47 criminals, including 21 ‘bad characters’, and the seizure of illegal firearms and knives, an official said on Thursday. 47 criminals held in 24-hour police drive to clean up street crime Police said Operation Shastra was carried out from 8 am on March 11 to 8 am on March 12 to curb street crime and ensure maintenance of law and order. During the drive, police teams from Outernorth, Rohini and Northwest districts conducted coordinated raids and registered 43 cases under the Arms Act. As part of the crackdown, officers recovered 13 illegal country-made pistols, 16 live cartridges and 31 knives, while a stolen motorcycle was also seized. Police said several of those arrested were habitual offenders with multiple criminal involvements, including robbery, extortion, snatching and attempt to murder. Among those arrested was Dinesh alias Doremon, a bad character of Ashok Vihar police station, who has 17 criminal involvements and was apprehended with an …
