In their drive to check anti-social elements, hooligans and goons, the city police have bounded over a total of 305 miscreants from August 5 to 10.
In a joint effort by district administration and police the drive was unique as teams of SDMs, CSPs, Tehsildars and SHOs were formed and they reached the miscreants in their respective areas and they were bound over to check crimes.
The action was taken under Section 110, 107 and 116 of the CrPC. Under this, the miscreants gave in writing as what they had been doing in recent past and assured that they would not engage in any criminal activity in future.
The bound over of Rs 5 lakh was done for one year with 24 habitual offenders in which they have been instructed to maintain law and order and restrain from crimes. With 16 miscreants bounded over of Rs 1 lakh was done for six months under section 107, 116(3) of the CrPC.
In the South region of the city, 132 and in the North region of the city 173 miscreants have been bounded over.
During the drive most of the miscreants targeted were from Bajaria police station and the number was around 40 which include gang members of Painter gang and among the gang members Jitendra alias Pappu, Rajat alias Bugla, Vikas alias Jitesh, Rohit Shakya alias Mota and notorious goons were Mohammad Rusi Khan, Mohammad Yawar Khan, Mohammad Shawar Khan, Mohammad Hamid, Deepu alias Idrish, Chotu alias Dawood, Bablu alias Asif, Rajpal Singh, Chhotu Ahirwar.
After Goon and History Sheeter drive by DIG Santosh Kumar a meeting was held by district collector Sudama Khade along with all ADM and SDM and gazetted officers to keep check on habitual offender and anti-social elements.