New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Delhi Police have launched 'Operation Gang Bust', a 48-hour-long intensive crackdown against gangs and organised criminals across the national capital, resulting in the arrest of more than 500 criminals linked to various gangster networks, according to the police statement on Tuesday.

Officials said that the operation was conducted simultaneously across multiple districts of the national capital city with the objective of dismantling active gang modules, curbing violent crime and preventing inter-gang rivalry.

During the operation, police teams conducted raids, searches, and targeted operations at identified hotspots and hideouts of gang members and their associates. Several habitual offenders and absconders wanted...