More than 400 criminals have been arrested ahead of assembly elections in northwest Delhi

Delhi Police arrested 415 wanted criminals, including 81 declared criminals, under ‘Operation Crackdown’ conducted from December 1 to 15 in the northwest district of the city. Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto

The Delhi Police has arrested 415 wanted criminals, including 81 declared criminals, under an operation crackdown conducted in the city’s northwest district from December 1 to 15, an official said on Monday (December 16, 2024).

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Abhishek Dhania said that the operation, involving more than 1,500 personnel, was aimed at preventing criminal activities and ensuring public safety ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.

“Teams have arrested 81 declared criminals and parole jumpers among those arrested,” the official said.

He said that action was taken against those involved in serious crimes such as theft and robbery. It has arrested 21 people involved in organized crime including bootlegging, gambling, drugs, street crime.

“During the crackdown, 61 people have been arrested in the case of drug trafficking and 53 juveniles wanted in various cases have been arrested, out of which 18 are involved in heinous crimes,” DCP said.

“The social media accounts of 67 juveniles have been deactivated for promoting criminal activities through online platforms,” ​​he added.

“Additionally 22 illegal weapons and live cartridges were recovered and 15 people were arrested. Preventive action was taken against 81 persons involved in the Arms Act case, said the DCP.

The district police office investigated 44 cases of cyber fraud and arrested 31 people, the official said. Significantly, fraudulent withdrawals of over 9.5 lakh were stopped.

He said that 8,545 liters of illegal liquor were seized and 127 people were arrested in a special operation against smuggling and distribution of illegal liquor. The police have taken action in 107 gambling cases and arrested 127 people.

The DCP said that 55 people were arrested in 73 cases of robbery. More than 15,000 absconders were arrested in this operation and 31 of the 51 missing persons were found to be of bad character (BC).