Bhubaneswar: A total of 3488 fugitives have been arrested by Odisha Police in a special drive conducted from November 5 to 14, informed DGP Abhay on Tuesday.
Odisha Police conducted a special warrant drive from November 5 to 14 for the execution of non-bailable warrants (NBWs). A total of 3488 warrants were executed by arresting the accused persons. This includes 2392 warrants/arrests in GR (General Register) cases, 400 warrants/arrests in sessions trial cases, and 696 warrants/arrests in other cases.
Maximum 592 warrants were executed by arrests in Balasore district, 551 in Ganjam district and 516 in Khurda district. The work of these district SsP were appreciated by the issue of commendation letter. During this warrant drive, 2648 NBWs were otherwise disposed off.
The DGP said that Odisha Police is committed to catch all fugitives evading the process of law and produce them before the court.