Operation Kavach: Midnight checks by 3,000 cops in Hyderabad
The New Indian Express · Express News Service · 2 min read at The New Indian Express
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad police deployed 3,000 personnel in 100 teams for a citywide midnight naka-bandi operation under Operation Kavach from 1 am to 3 am on Friday. Police detained 725 vehicles for traffic violations and took 48 suspects into custody.
The operation also resulted in five cases of minor driving, one case involving illegal possession of a weapon, two cannabis-related cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and several other cases.
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