Overview
- The special operation ran from January 1 to March 31, 2026 and led to 367 arrests of wanted and absconding suspects.
- Police reported that 18 of those held had evaded arrest for more than 20 years, while 302 had been missing for at least five years.
- Commissioner Deven Bharti ordered the drive, which used crime-mapping, station-to-station coordination and checks on suspected networks.
- Investigators said many were living in other states under false names, including suspects tied to cases from 1987 and 1988 traced by Azad Maidan and N M Joshi Marg police.
- Officials said similar drives will be repeated to reduce the case backlog in Mumbai’s courts.