Chandigarh, Nov. 9 -- Haryana director general of police, OP Singh on Saturday said under a statewide campaign the police have arrested 56 dreaded and wanted criminals, along with 602 other accused.

The DGP said the Operation Track-Down which began from November 5 saw 32 criminals being arrested in a single day. The next day saw the arrest of 24 more notorious criminals, along with 252 other accused. During these two days, nine history sheets were also opened to update the criminal records of offenders and expedite the process of cancelling their bail in the future.

Singh said that every police station has identified the top five most wanted criminals in its jurisdiction while district-level police teams are focusing on arresting top 10...