The police on Wednesday morning conducted a series of raids on the home of as many as 26 rowdies and have seized a large number of arms like swords, knives etc.
The houses of 26 persons including Shridhar Satyappa Talwar (29) of Rukmini Nagar, Vinay Shankar Pradhan (45) of Mahadwar Road and Altaf Subhedar (36) of Khanjar Galli were raided and a large number of arms were seized.
Police teams led by DCP Ravindra Gadadi raided various places in the city. More than 150 police personnel took part in the raid. The operation was carried out at 5 am.
The police are said to have taken this step to maintain law and order in the city area, to control gang war and real estate clashes. Deputy Commissioner of Police Ravindra Gadadi has clarified that those who are spreading unrest in society are being monitored.