New Delhi, March 12 A 24-hour operation conducted by the Delhi Police across three districts in the northern range resulted in the arrest of 47 criminals, including 21 "notorious individuals," and the seizure of illegal firearms and knives, an official said on Thursday.
The 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 the maintenance of law and order.
During the operation, police teams from Outer North, 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.
The police said that several of those arrested were habitual offenders with multiple criminal involvements, including robbery, extortion, snatching, and attempted murder.
Among those arrested was Dinesh alias Doremon, a "notorious individual" from the Ashok Vihar police station, who has 17 criminal involvements and was apprehended with an illegal firearm and a stolen motorcycle.
In another case, Gaurav, who has two previous involvements, was arrested after police found him flaunting firearms and knives on his social media profile. He was previously involved in a murder case and an Arms Act case, the police said.
Mahesh alias Chikna, a "notorious individual" from the Rohini police station, who has seven cases against him, including two murder cases, was also arrested during the operation.
The police also apprehended Nasiruddin alias Nasir, who has seven previous criminal involvements and has been frequently changing his addresses to evade arrest.
Besides the cases under the Arms Act, the police also registered 25 cases under the Excise Act and arrested 24 persons with the seizure of 723 litres of illicit liquor. In a separate action, 9.3 kg of cannabis was seized under the NDPS Act and three people were apprehended, while seven cases under the Gambling Act led to the arrest of 14 persons. The police said such operations will continue.