Updated Mar 15, 2021 | 13:34 IST
Delhi: Around 55 people were detained in the operation which was conducted on Sunday from 7 pm till midnight, as per the officials. (Representational Image) | Photo Credit: IANS
New Delhi: In a bid to control street crime in the national capital, the Delhi police conducted a five-hour-long cordon and search operation in Karol Bagh.
Around 100 personnel, including those of paramilitary forces, were involved in the operation. Around 55 people were detained in the operation which was conducted on Sunday from 7 pm till midnight, as per the officials.
According to the news agency
PTI, Jasmeet Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) said that the main motive behind this exercise was to create a barrier and search suspects in the area who were previously involved in crimes, particularly street crimes.