As many as 1,805 of them were booked for traffic violations by the Mumbai Police in an ‘All Out Operation’ carried ahead of Dussehra.
The city police took several preventive measures, including setting up 134 nakabandis across Mumbai for three hours between Wednesday night and Thursday morning in which 7,792 vehicles were checked. Of the total, five were booked for drunk driving.
In addition, the cops checked records of anti-social elements and arrested 50 wanted or absconding accused, 82 accused against whom non-bailable warrants have been issued and 38 criminals who were found roaming in the city despite being banished.
Moreover, the police checked 428 sensitive locations in Mumbai from a security point of view.
A total of 888 hotels, lodges, guest houses and hostels were monitored to ensure criminals and anti-social elements were not staying there.
Besides, 60 were booked in cases pertaining to illicit liquor and gambling.
Apart from this, as a part of preventive steps, the anti-terror cell checked 51 immersion points for Devi idols. The police also seized 45 weapons like swords and knives from anti-social elements in a bid to ensure that no untoward incident takes place as the festival concludes on Friday, October 15.
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