A total of 146 out of 209 absconders involved in crimes like murder, burglary, vehicle thefts, thefts and rape have been arrested during one month’s special campaign which began on September 19, said the State Additional Director General of Police (law and order) Ashok Kumar after he chaired a meeting with the police officers on Tuesday.
He said that following the direction DGP AK Raturi, a month- long special campaign was launched to arrest the fugitives from September 19. “The district police chiefs reviewed the campaign on daily basis while Deputy Director General of Police, Range, on weekly basis and police headquarters took stock of the progress on a quarterly basis.
Besides, police have captured 23 criminals who carried bounty on them. The bounty amount was also raised during the campaign. Reports of the criminals were sent to the states where they hail from. Names of 72 criminals have been sent to UP while seven to Delhi, two to Punjab, one each to West Bengal, Mumbai and Himachal Pradesh, three to Rajasthan, seven to Bihar, five to Madhya Pradesh and nine to Haryana. To arrest these criminals, the special operation group and special task force were given task,” he said.
He further said that 54 out of 73 cases related rape, murder, robbery and vehicle lifting among others have been cracked with the capture of the accused. “In all, 796 warrantees who had not appeared in the courts were arrested and presented before the courts. Gunda Act and Gangster Act have been slapped on 172 hardened criminals. The physical verification of 1357 history- sheeters has been done while 113 of them are now behind bars. During verification, 11 history -sheeters were found dead. Police are vigil on 73 history- sheeters who are now living normal life away from crimes. Besides, fresh history sheets for 56 criminals have been opened,” Kumar claimed.