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Delhi Police’s 48-Hour ‘Operation Gang Bust’ Nets 854 Arrests Across Six States

Police cast the sweep as a pre–Republic Day push to disrupt organised crime’s support networks.

Overview

  • The coordinated action ran from 8 pm on January 9 to 8 pm on January 11 across Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, with nearly 9,000 personnel deployed.
  • Officials reported 854 arrests, including 280 identified gangsters, and more than 6,500 people were rounded up for verification and questioning.
  • Teams raided 4,299 hideouts and registered 690 FIRs under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Arms Act, NDPS Act, Delhi Excise Act and the Public Gambling Act.
  • Recoveries included about 300 illegal arms, 130 rounds of ammunition, roughly 117 kg of narcotics, 28,364 quarters of illicit liquor and cash totaling around Rs 25.75 lakh.
  • Police say interrogations and forensic follow-up are ongoing and that further arrests and recoveries are expected as interstate linkages are traced.