Chandigarh, December 23
The Punjab Police on Friday conducted a special operation ‘Operation Eagle’ for searching and rounding up suspicious persons for their verification at vulnerable places, including railway stations and bus stands, in all the 28 police districts. The operation was conducted on the directions of the Director General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav.
Apart from checking at bus stands and railway stations, over 500 well-coordinated strong ‘nakas’ involving 5,000 police personnel, were also set up under the supervision of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) in the state for a thorough search of suspected vehicles/persons, while ensuring minimum inconvenience to the general public.
The operation was conducted in a synchronised manner from 11am to 4 pm across the state. The ADGP/IGP/DIG rank officers from the Punjab Police Headquarters were deputed in each police district to personally supervise the operation.
All the CPs/SSPs were asked to mobilise a maximum number of officers and manpower for this operation to lay strong ‘nakas’ at district/city sealing points under the supervision of gazetted officers.
