Overview
- South‑East Delhi Police reported 285 arrests under the Excise, NDPS and Gambling laws during the latest phase of Operation Aaghat, with over 1,000 people questioned.
- Officials said 504 people were taken into preventive custody and 1,306 were rounded up for checks to head off street crime around year‑end events.
- Recoveries included 21 country‑made pistols, 20 live cartridges, 27 knives, 12,258 quarters of illicit liquor, about 6 kg of cannabis, and roughly ₹2.3 lakh from gambling.
- Police also reported 310 recovered mobile phones and action on vehicle crime, including 231 two‑wheelers and one four‑wheeler seized or recovered, plus arrests of property offenders and auto‑lifters.
- Media tallies varied, with some accounts citing more than 600 arrests and up to 2,850 people rounded up, while police said the operation remains ongoing and further special drives are planned.