936 search operations conducted in Ramazan

LAHORE : Lahore Police continued series of special search and combing operations across the city in the month of Ramazan and the martyrdom day of Hazrat Ali (RA).

Lahore Police spokesperson in a statement issued here Saturday stated that so far 936 search operations were conducted. He informed that during the search operations, 25,504 houses, 12,306 tenants, and 90,267 individuals were checked. Actions were taken against 207 individuals under the Tenancy Act during the search operations.

Additionally, 13 hotels, 38 hostels, 65 factories, and 904 shops were also checked. During this period, 39 proclaimed offenders were arrested, and 20 narcotics cases were registered. Furthermore, 28 individuals were taken into custody under the 55/109 CrPc Ordinance.

Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana stated that enhanced security is being provided to the mosques, imambargahs and other religious places during the blessed month of Ramazan. He emphasised that the objective of search operations is to root out criminals, proclaimed offenders, and other miscreants.

Kamyana issued directives to the police teams to increase patrolling in sensitive areas and instructed the supervising officers to oversee operations themselves, adding that search operations would continue during the month of Ramazan for the maintenance of peace and law and order.