— PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO MAKING PUNJAB A SAFE AND SECURE STATE AS PER VISION OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN
— PUNJAB POLICE DETAINS 175 PERSONS FOR QUESTIONING; ALSO REGISTERS TWO CRIMINAL CASES
— OVER 400 POLICE TEAMS FRISK 3868 PERSONS AT 262 BUS STANDS ACROSS STATE, SAYS SPL DGP ARPIT SHUKLA
— POLICE TEAMS ALSO CHECK VEHICLES STATIONED AT AND AROUND BUS STANDS; 14 VEHICLES IMPOUNDED, 208 CHALLANED
In order to ensure peaceful celebrations of forthcoming Holi festival as desired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police on Sunday conducted a cordon and search operation (CASO) at as many as 262 Bus Stands across the state.
The operation was carried out on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav in all the 28 Police districts.
Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who was personally monitoring this state-level operation, said that all the CPs/SSPs were asked to ensure heavy deployment of police force under the supervision of Superintendent of Police (SP) rank officers to make this operation successful.
He said that police teams with the assistance of sniffer dogs frisked people arriving and departing at Bus Stands, he said, while adding that teams have also rounded up suspicious people for verification. “We had strictly instructed all the Police Personnel to deal with every person in a friendly and polite manner while frisking them during the course of this operation,” he added.
The Special DGP said that as many as 400 police parties, involving over 3000 Police Personnel, were deputed under the supervision of 121 gazetted rank officers across the state to look for suspicious persons at different bus stands in the state while ensuring minimum inconvenience to the general public.
Around 3868 people were checked during the operation conducted at around 262 bus stands in the state, he said, while adding that police teams have rounded up 175 persons for questioning. Police teams have also registered two criminal cases during the operation and recovered 100 grams heroin, he added.
He said that during the operation, police teams have also conducted checking of vehicles stationed at and around the bus stands. As many as 208 vehicles were challaned and 14 vehicles have been impounded by the teams, he added.
Special DGP Arpit Shukla reiterated that such operations would continue to ensure peace and harmony in the border state.
Powered by Froala Editor
Punjab-Police-Conducts-Search-Operation-At-262-Bus-Stands-Across-State
Jagrati Lahar is an English, Hindi and Punjabi language news paper as well as web portal. Since its launch, Jagrati Lahar has created a niche for itself for true and fast reporting among its readers in India.
Gautam Jalandhari (Editor)
RSS FEED