Chandigarh- Continuing its particular cordon and search operation (CASO) within the wake of the continuing competition season, Punjab Police on Monday carried out searches in any respect the Bus Stands throughout the state.The operation was carried out as a part of the continuing marketing campaign to make Punjab secure and safe as per the imaginative and prescient of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.
The CASO, carried out on the instructions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav, was carried out from 12 midday to 2 pm concurrently in all of the 28 Police districts beneath which Police groups with the help of sniffer canines frisked folks arriving and departing at Bus Stands. Police groups have additionally rounded up suspicious folks for verification
Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who was personally monitoring this state-level operation, stated that every one the CPs/SSPs had been requested to correctly cordon off and completely search all of the bus stands of their respective districts amidst the utmost variety of Police groups beneath the supervision of SP rank officers to make this operation profitable.
“We had strictly instructed all the Police Personnel to deal with every person in a friendly and polite manner while frisking them during the course of this operation, ” he added.
He stated that as many as 233 patrolling events, involving 3000 Police Personnel, had been deputed throughout the state to search for suspicious individuals at totally different bus stands within the state whereas making certain minimal inconvenience to most of the people. Around 3142 folks had been checked through the operation carried out at round 152 bus stands within the state, he added.
Divulging particulars concerning the end result of the operation, the Special DGP stated that police groups have rounded up 32 individuals for questioning, whereas, 4 individuals have been arrested through the operation. Police groups have additionally recovered Rs 15000 drug cash, 15 grams heroin, and 4kg poppy husk, apart from recovering illicit liquor the accused individuals.
Special DGP Arpit Shukla reiterated that such operations would proceed to make sure peace and concord within the border state.