Khanna police detain 125, including three gangsters

Under Operation Prahar 2.0, a major exercise was carried out in Khanna police district. On the very first day of the campaign, within a few hours various teams of Khanna police detained around 125 suspicious persons, creating panic among criminals.

Under this operation, simultaneous raids were conducted at 151 locations across the three sub-divisions of Khanna, Payal and Samrala. Acting on meticulous planning and confidential inputs, multiple police teams targeted gangsters, drug traffickers and other criminal elements.

During the operation, three gangsters were arrested, 45 wanted criminals apprehended, 46 persons detained under preventive action, two proclaimed offenders arrested and 29 other suspects detained for questioning, added Khanna SSP Darpan Ahluwalia.

He said that the police seized Rs 4 lakh drug money, 321.15 gm of heroin, 60 intoxicant capsules, 1 kg of opium, three cartons of illicit liquor, one vehicle, four cartridges, eight expensive mobile phones, one smart watch and some mobile accessories.

Khanna SSP Darpan Ahluwalia monitored the entire action and gave directions to all teams in this regard. The SSP stated that such operations would continue in the future to make Khanna district completely free of crime and drugs.

Meanwhile, 400 cops of Ludhiana rural police targeted gangsters and nabbed 44 in a massive crackdown. The police had deployed 400 cops to carry out raids at the targets. They successfully nabbed 44 criminals, including gangsters and their aides.

Khanna SSP Ankur Gupta, along with the senior and lower-rung police officials, conducted this operation. He said 35 raiding parties were formed to nab wanted criminals, proclaimed offenders, thieves, snatchers etc. Area domination exercises were carried out, including intensive and targeted checking of two wheelers, suspicious vehicles.

This entire operation will continue for the next 72 hours under the overall umbrella operation ‘Gangsteran te vaar’ and ‘Yudh Nashyian Virudh’