Search operation carried out in Amritsar

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Amritsar, January 13

To ensure trouble-free elections, the police carried out search operations on the periphery of the city.

The teams were headed by DCP (Law and Order) Parminder Singh Bhandal. Besides senior police officials, the teams were accompanied by paramilitary forces and Punjab Police commandos. The areas were divided into different zones and each zone was searched by a police team led by an ADCP-rank official.

A team led by ADCP City-I Navjot Singh searched the Sultanwind area while ADCP City-II Prabhjot Singh Virk led team search the area in Ghanupur Kale. Similarly, ADCP (Traffic) Harwinder Singh led the team in search operation in Vallah and Verka.

DCP Bhandal said the police got a tip-off that a number of people from outside Punjab and city had been staying in these areas. He said a number of suspicious youth were rounded up during these search operations.