Hyderabad Police Detain 725 Vehicles, Take 48 Suspects into Custody During Midnight Operation
The operation involved more than 100 police teams and nearly 3,000 personnel deployed at major junctions across the city to maintain law and order, enhance public safety and check vehicle-related violations, polcie said in a release on Friday.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar personally inspected the checks conducted at various places including at Chandrayangutta, Mailardevpally near Mehfil Hotel, Satamrai near Aramghar, Hyderguda near Pillar No. 133, Bandlaguda and Rajendranagar.
He reviewed the operation and issued instructions to officers on duty.
During the drive, police registered five cases of minor driving, one case relating to illegal possession of a weapon and two cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, besides other offences.
The Golkonda Zone recorded the highest number of vehicle detentions at 213, followed by Shamshabad with 182, Charminar with 127, Rajendranagar with 100, Secunderabad with 45, Khairatabad with 40 and Jubilee Hills with 18.
Rajendranagar Zone reported 21 suspects taken into custody, along with one NDPS case, one drunk-driving case and 23 e-petty cases. Jubilee Hills Zone reported 23 suspects taken into custody and eight drunk-driving cases. Charminar Zone reported three suspects taken into custody and the seizure of one weapon, while Golkonda Zone reported two minor-driving cases and one NDPS case.
Addressing the media during the operation, Sajjanar warned that deliberately altering, obscuring or tampering with vehicle registration plates to evade police surveillance could attract criminal action, including under provisions relating to cheating and forgery.
He urged motorists to ensure that their registration plates complied with Regional Transport Authority (RTA) regulations, avoid using earphones while driving and carry all required vehicle documents.
The Commissioner appealed to citizens to report suspicious persons, vehicles or objects by calling 112 and cooperate with the police in maintaining law and order and preventing crime.
The operation was conducted under the supervision of Additional Commissioners of Police M. Srinivasulu (Crimes) and Tafseer Iqbal (Law and Order), Joint Commissioner D. Joel Davis (Traffic), zonal DCPs and other senior police officials.
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