NAGPUR: In the ongoing ‘Operation Crackdown’ drive launched by commissioner of police Amitesh Kumar, the Nagpur
city police
teams of various police stations and crime branch sleuths have arrested 19 criminals in the last 24 hours. They were either absconding or wanted in several offences registered against them across the city. One of the arrested criminals was wanted in a robbery case since 1987.
The city police have launched a special drive to arrest absconding and wanted criminals under the city police commissionerate. The city police cells have arrested 19 criminals, and the
cops
have found two wanted criminals have passed away, while many others were discharged by city police stations.
According to a press communique, the anti-extortion squad of crime branch police arrested Udaybhan Yadav, a native of Badlapur in UP, and currently staying in Pardi area. He was wanted in criminal breach of trust case registered against him at Kalamna police in 2020. Subsequently, crime branch sleuths also succeeded in nabbing absconding criminals Sheikh Shivnath Malik (60), Aslam Khan Nizam Khan, and Sunil aka Taklya Mahadev Rahulkar (64), involved in cases registered against them at
Kotwali
,
Lakadganj
and Sitabuldi police stations.
The anti-extortion squad also rounded up wanted criminal Naeem Ansari (29) involved in several cases registered against him at Pachpaoli police station. Yashodhara Nagar police team managed to arrest dreaded goon Vilas aka Vikas Bagla Dhanarkar (32, a resident of Navin Mangalwari, involved in possessing and assault with dangerous weapons.
The other arrested goons include Raju Sahu (wanted in cases at
Ganeshpeth
), Saeed Juaid Saeed Bilas (Gittikhadan PS), Tazhar Sheikh Rafique Sheikh (Gittikhadan), Sumit Meshram (Ganeshpeth PS) and others.
The drive will continue for at least a fortnight, said a senior cop, adding the aim is to curb crime cases in the city.
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