Operation Hotspot Domination: Over 2,000 accused arrested in 12 days

Under Haryana’s state-wide campaign “Operation Hotspot Domination” the police teams simultaneously raided 805 identified drug and gambling hotspots on December 12.

During this action, 210 individuals were arrested and 69 new cases registered. Over the past 12 days, the police have registered 1,117 FIRs and arrested 2,006 offenders, including 430 involved in violent crimes and 139 charged with illegal possession of arms.

During this period, 99 fresh cases related to illegal weapons were also registered. Additionally, the Haryana Police strengthened inter-state coordination by sharing 606 intelligence reports with other states to ensure that criminals do not evade the law by crossing borders.

During the campaign, Rs 21.20 lakh in cash, 60.9 kg of ganja, 1.6 kg of heroin, 92 kg of opium husk, 3.8 kg of charas, and 282 kg of poppy husk were recovered. The police also seized 12 cars and 51 two-wheelers.

On December 12 alone, recoveries included 183.3 grams of heroin, 15 kg of opium husk, 1 kg of charas, and 29.9 kg of ganja. Besides, the police seized more than 10,000 narcotic tablets, 29,574 bottles of English liquor, 8,884 bottles of country-made liquor, and 1,801 litre of illicit alcohol.

In the arms category, the police recovered 49 country-made pistols, 63 handguns, and 146 live cartridges. Overall, illegal assets worth around Rs 16 lakh had been seized so far.

Adopting a humanitarian approach, the police assisted 7,210 needy and distressed individuals during patrols and checks. In districts such as Gurugram, Panchkula, and Bhiwani, officials distributed blankets and food among the needy in order to help them face the harsh winter.

Under this operation, the CIA-1 team of Bhiwani successfully arrested three absconding accused involved in the Rohit bodybuilder murder case who were thousands of kilometres away in Bengaluru.

Acting on the directives of Haryana DGP OP Singh, a special team comprising the Sadar police station, crime unit and the cyber cell carried out the operation jointly. After persistent pursuit, a police team conducted a raid in Bengaluru on December 12 and arrested three accused — Varun, Tarun (both brothers), and Deepak — all residents of Tigadana village in Bhiwani.

In Panchkula, the police exposed a major cyber fraud case in which two accused duped a woman of Rs 61 lakh under the pretext of online trading. Acting under the leadership of Cyber Police Station SHO Yudhveer Singh, the team arrested Vijay Rathi, a resident of Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, and Ashok Kumar, a resident of Palwal.

In Faridabad, the police busted an inter-state gang involved in online investment fraud through a fake app named “ELVN Institution”. The Cyber Police Station (Central) team arrested five accused — Kapil Dev, Arun Chauhan, Rohit Rai, Guraikbal Singh and Ajay Kumar — from different districts of Punjab. Investigation revealed that the accused had provided their bank accounts to main fraudsters in exchange for commission.

The Hansi police acted swiftly to arrest two accused involved in an online “task completion” scam, where victims were duped of Rs 5.41 lakh. The accused — Aniket, a resident of Hazira, and Mohan, a resident of Gwalior, — were arrested with two mobile phones and cash used in the crime.