Panchkula: The Haryana Police, under their recently launched ‘Operation Trackdown’ launched by DGP Haryana OP Singh on November 5, have arrested more than 3,000 criminals in 11 days, an senior officials said, adding that this has reinforced the state government’s firm commitment to ensure safety to residents in the state and dismantle organised crime syndicates. According to a statement released by Haryana Police headquarter in Panchkula, the intensive operation launched has now completed its 11th day, further tightening the grip of law enforcement across the state and creating fear among criminal elements. On the 11th day alone, police arrested 257 notorious offenders as well as hard core criminals involved in various crimes. With this action, the total number of arrests made under ‘Operation Trackdown’ has reached 3,172.
These arrests include more than 610 individuals involved in serious and heinous crimes, while the number of criminals arrested in other cases has risen to more than 2,562. Providing further details, IG Rakesh Arya stated that on November 15, police made eight arrests in seven murder cases and one attempt-to-murder case. Additionally, 29 arrests were made in 23 cases, and 27 criminals were apprehended in 22 cases registered under the Arms Act for illegal weapons possession. In total, 67 offenders were sent to jail in connection with 54 serious cases. To intensify the crackdown, history sheets were opened for 19 accused individuals on November 15, bringing the total number of criminals with newly opened history sheets to over 150. This growing figure underscores the Haryana Police’s dedication to eliminate crime and reflect the operation’s highly effective results to make Haryana a crime-free state.
In a significant development under the ongoing campaign, Karnal Police arrested four notorious criminals involved in cases of snatching and firing. Acting on the instructions of the Haryana Director General of Police, Karnal Police recorded two major achievements as part of ‘Operation Trackdown’- a special initiative aiming to curb organised crime across the state. By demonstrating promptness, vigilance, and proactive strategy the district police strengthened law and order through the arrest of four wanted criminals implicated in serious offences. In another major action of robbery and snatching incident on November 13 in which the accused along with his accomplices robbed the complainant, Kamaljeet who was walking on way to village Kalri Nanhera and a case was registered at Indri Police Station. Acting swiftly, a police team apprehended the accused and a case was registered by Indri police station, which also arrested Yogesh facing eight additional cases registered at Indri Police Station under various serious sections, including theft and related to the Arms Act. Karnal Police also achieved another breakthrough in the CNG petrol pump firing case.
Under the guidance of the Superintendent of Police Karnal, under Operation Trackdown, a team from Gharaunda Police Station arrested three wanted accused had created panic by firing indiscriminately following a minor altercation with a CNG pump employee in Gharaunda on the night of October 13, before fleeing the scene. The arrested individuals were identified as Jitendra son of Satpal (Panipat), Sachin alias Ricky son of Harish Bhardwaj (Panipat) and Deepak son of Karamveer (Jatal, Panipat). A case was registered against them under Section 109(1) of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Arms Act at Gharaunda Police Station. All three were taken on production warrants for detailed interrogation. The prime accused, Jitendra already has four serious cases registered against him including attempt to murder, rioting and fraud. All three accused were produced before the court and sent to jail. The Haryana Police said, with the arrest of 257 criminals in a single day, it achieved a major breakthrough in making the state safer during the statewide ‘Operation Trackdown’.
The intensive operation, carried out under the directions of DGP Haryana O P Singh, the police arrested 76 dreaded accused involved in heinous crimes. Additionally, 181 more people wanted in other cases were apprehended, bringing the total number of arrests to 257 in a single day, a police statement said during this operation, 42 cases related to serious crimes such as murder, attempt to murder, extortion, and illegal weapons were registered, resulting in nearly 62 criminals being sent to jail. While 23 arrests were made in nine murder cases, 16 arrests were made in 13 attempt-to-murder cases. Apart from this, 15 criminals were nabbed in 14 cases under the Arms Act in the state-wide campaign launched on November 5 against organised crime and absconding criminals. The statement said the history sheets of 13 accused have been opened to intensify the crackdown on criminals, will now remain under the continuous and strict surveillance of the police. This takes the number of history sheets opened so far under the operation to 131, the police statement added.
