Ahead of Independence Day, security intensified in state

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 3
The police have heightened the security across the state ahead of Independence Day. A special operation, “OPS Seal-VII”, aimed at checking all vehicles entering or exiting the state was conducted on Saturday.

OPS Seal-VII

• A special operation, ‘OPS Seal-VII’, conducted from 7 am to 1 pm on Saturday to check vehicles entering\exiting state
• Nakas set up at 91 entry/exit points in 10 border districts to check drug trafficking, liquor smuggling
• Patiala cops arrested weapon smuggler Tarun of Sriganganagar (Rajasthan) and seized four .32 bore pistols along with magazines from his possession

In all, 3,668 vehicles were checked and 139 challans issued, while 12 vehicles were impounded. The police also registered 14 FIRs after arresting 14 persons. The police teams also rounded up 431 persons for questioning.
Special DGP (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla said during the checking, the Patiala police were able to arrest weapon smuggler Tarun of Sriganganagar in Rajasthan while he was on way to deliver a consignment. The police seized four .32 bore pistols along with magazines from his possession, he said.
He said the special operation aimed at keeping an eye on the movement of drug traffickers/bootleggers and other anti-social elements. The exercise was undertaken from 7 am to 1 pm on the directions of Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav.
He said nakas involving over 1,100 police personnel were set up under the supervision of inspectors/DSPs at 91 entry/exit points in 10 districts — Pathankot, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Fazilka, Ropar, SAS Nagar, Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa, Hoshiarpur and Bathinda. During the operation, he said a thorough search of suspected vehicles and persons was conducted while ensuring minimum inconvenience to the public. Besides checking vehicles, the police teams also verified their registration numbers using the VAHAN mobile app, he added.