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Delhi Police Say 966 Apprehended in Operation Aaghat 3.0 Ahead of New Year

Police describe the sweep as a pre‑emptive measure to deter crime during year‑end festivities.

Overview

  • Officials reported 966 people apprehended in South‑East Delhi, including 331 booked under the Excise, NDPS and Public Gambling laws and 504 held under preventive provisions.
  • Seizures cited by police included 21 country‑made pistols, 20 live cartridges, 27 knives, 12,258 quarters of illicit liquor, 6.01 kg of ganja and ₹2.36 lakh in cash from gambling.
  • Teams recovered 310 stolen or lost mobile phones along with 231 two‑wheelers and one car during checks and raids across identified hotspots.
  • The crackdown targeted habitual offenders, with 116 listed ‘bad characters’ detained, plus arrests of property offenders, auto‑lifters and several proclaimed offenders.
  • Authorities framed Aaghat 3.0 as part of a continuing series of intelligence‑led drives before major public events, and figures varied across reports due to differing counts of arrests, detentions and people rounded up.