Jaipur, March 19: In a major early morning crackdown, Rajasthan Police arrested 319 criminals and recovered illegal weapons and narcotics in huge quantities during an operation in Bikaner range and Udaipur district on Sunday, officials said.
The action was taken on instructions of Additional Director General (ADG) (Crime) Dinesh M N, they said.
Around 1,600 policemen from Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh and Churu, which come under the Bikaner range, conducted simultaneous raids in the districts.
The accused who have been arrested in the Bikaner range include members of Anandpal Singh, Rohit Godara and Lawrence Bishnoi gangs, the ADG said.
Inspector General, Bikaner, Omprakash said the raids were conducted at 95 places in Bikaner, 75 places in Sriganganagar, 116 places in Hanumangarh and 45 places in Churu.
During these raids, a total of 180 criminals wanted in various cases were arrested, he said, adding that 207 kilograms of dota post, 480 kilograms of opium, 54 grams of smack and 500 grams of poppy were also seized during the operation and cases were registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. (PTI)
