The Chhattisgarh Police has launched a special drive for nabbing people with criminal history and with a tendency to create trouble across districts with a view to ensuring free and fair Assembly polls in the State .
The drive in each district is led by the respective SPs and their monitoring of the police action is being done at the level of IGs and the CID Branch at the police headquarters in Raipur, a statement issued by the police headquarters here stated.
As a result, with the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct, prohibitory orders had been issued against a total of 974 habitual offenders while 16 persons on suspicion of creating unrest were externed from the district.
A total of 11,867 warrants had been issued since the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct out of which 7,173 are bailable warrant, 4020 are arrest warrant and 674 are permanent warrants.
State Director General of Police (DGP) Ramnivas stated that the drive against anti social elements would continue in the State.
The DGP has also asked the police staff to be polite with citizens while conducting the checking drive adding, ‘they should not be put into any inconvenience during the conduct of the checking drive.’