Kerala Police's Operation Trojan nabs more than 220 criminals
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police on Friday said that it's Operation Trojan to crack down on criminals has nabbed more than 220 goons in the past 10 days.
According to the police in this operation, 220 goons who were on the run and 403 people who were ducking warrants have all been rounded up.
For this operation, 1,200 raids took place so far, and 68 cases were registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
The state police had launched the drive after a gang violence was reported Thiruvananthapuram in which the victim's leg was chopped off by rivals in broad daylight.
The drive has been launched by Deputy Inspector Basic of Thiruvananthapuram, Ok Sanjaykumar Gurudin.
The special drive has mainly two objectives – action against anti-social elements and action against drug peddlers.
As part of action against anti-social elements, all police personnel at local stations are directed to update the database with the present contact details and latest photos of habitual offenders. Lists on goondas, history-sheeters, accused in bodily offenses and warrantees have to be prepared and updated. Steps must be taken to execute arrest warrants.
Similar steps have to be followed in action against drug peddlers too. Details of known drug peddlers have to be updated with jurisdiction of each police station. Special check posts should be placed at all inter-state and inter-district border points and checking of vehicles must be intensified to detect contraband substances, including drugs, arms and currency. District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF) are directed to conduct surprise checking of long distance transport vehicles, especially buses coming from Idukki, Coimbatore, Goa, Odisha etc.
With murders and attacks on the rise across Kerala in recent times, the state police, had come under fire from several quarters.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who also holds the Home portfolio, had come under attack from both the Congress and the BJP after a spate of murders, including of political leaders, took place in the past two weeks.
