India, Dec. 28 -- The Delhi Police claimed to have apprehended 966 people in a crackdown against organised crime, street offences, and activities of habitual criminals in view of heightened public movement during year-end festivities.

In the month-long "Operation Aaghat" (meaning heavy blow), arms, drugs, illegal liquor, and vehicles were seized during a preventive crackdown in southeast Delhi.

"We wanted to prevent the occurrence of any untoward incident during New Year celebrations. Our teams worked for weeks and caught over 331 accused under the Delhi Excise Act, NDPS Act, and the Public Gambling Act, while 504 were apprehended under other provisions. We have also taken action against bad characters in the area and made huge recoveri...