Overview
- Roughly 4,800–5,000 police and EAGLE personnel conducted cordon-and-search operations at about 94–100 locations across the state on March 7 under DGP Harish Kumar Gupta’s directions.
- Officers reported multiple narcotics seizures, including 9 kg of ganja on a train at Gudur, 10 kg in Alluri Sitarama Raju district, smaller quantities in Bapatla and Chittoor, and a pistol with five rounds in Vijayawada.
- Illicit liquor enforcement included the recovery of 1,300 litres of jaggery wash, 115 litres of arrack, and 238 liquor bottles statewide, with an additional 350 litres of jaggery wash and 50 litres of arrack seized in Kurnool.
- In SPSR Nellore, police apprehended eight absconding accused, seized illegal weapons, and impounded scores of vehicles for documentation violations as teams checked thousands of people and vehicles.
- Police identified the Vijayawada shooter as Murali Patil of Warangal, noting prior NDPS links, and said investigations continue while outreach intensifies, including a call for women to lead anti-drug awareness efforts.