India, Dec. 6 -- At least 16 gangsters and criminals were arrested after a night-long crackdown on Thursday was conducted in Delhi and Haryana by nearly 850 Delhi Police personnel, said senior police officers on Friday, adding that the exercise was aimed to curb the organised gangs and street criminals active in Delhi-national capital region (NCR).

According to police, 14 of the arrested are associated with the Gogi, Tillu Tajpuria and Kala Jatheri gangs, and two bulletproof four-wheelers, two wireless sets,18 pistol with 43 cartridges, 122 mobile phones, five button-actuated knives, and over Rs.10 lakh in cash were seized.

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