Haryana Police arrested 7,821 proclaimed offenders (POs) and bail jumpers last year, state Director General of Police Manoj Yadava said on Tuesday.
He said that during 2019, police had nabbed 3,423 POs and 4,398 bail jumpers across the state. "Among the arrested offenders, many of them were evading their arrest for a very long time," he said.The DGP said the state Crime Branch had captured 1,577 POs and bail jumpers, whereas 6,244 were apprehended by various units of the police, including the Crime Investigating Agency.
In view of the parliamentary and state assembly elections in 2019, a special drive had also been undertaken to nab them to ensure peaceful polling, he said." We identified such offenders by gathering data from courts and other inputs to keep an effective tab on their movements and activities. Our concerted and effective efforts also ensured free, fair and incident-free elections in the state," Yadava said.
He said, “The police had also registered 2,677 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act between January and December 2019”.