As part of the ongoing nationwide joint forces crackdown “Operation Devil Hunt”, 509 more miscreants were arrested in the last 24 hours.
The police headquarters (PHQ) in a short message service today said 1457 more were arrested from across the country. Of them, 948 were arrested in various criminal cases.
During Friday's operation, a single barrel gun, one shooter gun, one cartridge, ten machetes, a Chinese knife, one knife with wooden handle, two Chinese machetes, a Chinese axe, three wooden-handled long knives, four 'Dhamas' and an axe with wooden-handle were seized.
On Thursday, 1665 individuals were arrested from different parts of the country. Of the total arrestees, 566 were nabbed under the Operation Devil Hunt while 1099 in different criminal cases.
With the aim of bringing the anarchists and their associates under the law across the country, the 'Operation Devil Hunt' campaign has been launched from February 8.
Source: BSS
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