Police conducted 114 search operations during the last week at different places to maintain law and order in the city, whereas 9,819 persons, 2,626 houses, 1,159 tenants, 12 hotels, three hostels, 13 churches and 185 shops were checked. Police took action against 72 accused persons, registering three FIRs for narcotics, one for the illegal weapon, six for the tenant act, while 58 accused were arrested in other crimes. Lahore DIG Operations Ashfaq Khan said that search and sweep operations play a vital role to maintain law and order in the city and to foil nefarious designs of the enemy of the country. There is a dire need to remain highly alert in wake of the present border situation. He further highlighted that Lahore Police conducts search and sweep operations on a regular basis in different areas of the city in consultation and coordination with security agencies and related departments.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2020.
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