DW BUREAU / Chandigarh As a part of special day-long drive 'Operation Akraman-II', Haryana Police has conducted a series of coordinated raids and arrested 964 accused by lodging 710 FIRs under relevant sections of IPC, NDPS, Arms and Excise Act. Disclosing this here today, Director General of Police (DGP), Sh. P.K. Agrawal informed that the drive was aimed at taking effective action against criminal elements, put a check on street crime, illegal weapons and to unearth illegal arms and liquor as well as narcotic substances. The senior police officers personally took part in these raids and closely monitored the entire crackdown on criminal elements. "We wish to create fear of law into the hearts of criminals and anti-social elements in each district by raiding their streets/houses without leaving a scope for them to escape," he added. According to the reports received from field units, approx. 3500 police personnel in 645 teams raided a number of locations. During these raids, the raiding teams have also managed to nab 45 proclaimed offenders and 34 bail jumpers. Among the arrested POs and Bail Jumpers, many of them were reported to be evading their arrest for a long time. At 116, the maximum accused were arrested in Panipat district, followed by 108 in Gurugram and 102 in Ambala. Similarly, maximum number of proclaimed offenders and bail jumpers (24) were arrested from Sonipat district followed by 9 in Panipat. Similarly, 67 illegal firearms and 36 cartridges also seized from the possession of accused arrested under the Arms Act. The raiding teams have also recovered 13.50 kg ganja, 409.32 gram heroin, 488 gram charas, 75 gram opium, 31.1 gram smack, 9.02 kg poppy husk, six prohibited injections and 90 tablets falling under the category of prohibited drug. Cracking down on bootleggers, the teams confiscated 3910 bottles of country-made liquor, 5240 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, 1786 bottles of beer and 1671 litres of licit, 330 litres of illicit and 2073 litres of lahan. Police has also recovered cash over Rs 9.27 lakh from the accused arrested under Gambling Act. The raiding parties had also impounded 25 dumpers engaged in illegal mining in Nuh district. The DGP said that Police had also conducted raids in jail premises across the state to check unlawful activities, devices and other substances. Assessing the special drive, he found it to be of great deterrent value for criminals and a step towards instilling confidence in the rule of law amongst the general public. In view of the impact it is creating, the operation will be conducted in future as well, he added. (editor@dailyworld.in)