Hyderabad Police detain 725 vehicles during midnight Operation Kavach crackdown
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police detained 725 vehicles and apprehended 48 suspects during a midnight crackdown under Operation Kavach on Thursday. Nearly 3,000 personnel participated in the drive, forming more than 100 teams to check major city junctions between 1 am and 3 am.
During the operation, police registered five cases involving minors driving vehicles and one case involving illegal weapon possession. In addition, officers booked two cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and recorded other violations.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar personally inspected vehicle checks at Chandrayangutta, Mailardevpally, Satamrai, Attapur, Bandlaguda and Rajendranagar. During these visits, he reviewed the operation and guided officers conducting the checks.
Operation Kavach: Hyderabad Police report zone-wise vehicle detentions
Golkonda Zone recorded the highest number of vehicle detentions, with 213 vehicles held during the drive. Meanwhile, Shamshabad accounted for 182 detentions, followed by Charminar with 127 and Rajendranagar with 100.
Elsewhere, Hyderabad Police detained 45 vehicles in Secunderabad, 40 in Khairatabad and 18 in Jubilee Hills. These checks formed part of the wider citywide enforcement effort.
Addressing the media, Sajjanar warned motorists against deliberately bending, obscuring or altering vehicle number plates to evade surveillance. He said such actions could attract criminal proceedings under provisions relating to cheating and forgery.
The Commissioner also advised motorists to use registration plates that comply with Regional Transport Authority (RTA) regulations. Furthermore, he urged drivers to avoid wearing earphones while driving and to carry all required vehicle documents.
Sajjanar asked citizens to report suspicious people, vehicles or objects by calling 112. Through these measures, Hyderabad Police aimed to strengthen surveillance and prevent crime across the city.
Senior officers led the operation, including Additional Commissioners of Police M. Srinivasulu (crimes) and Tafseer Iqbal (law and order), and Joint Commissioner D. Joel Davis (traffic). DCPs R. Venkateswarlu, S. Chaitanya Kumar, Kiran Khare, K. Shilpavalli, S. Srinivas, J. Raghavender Reddy, A. Ramana Reddy, B. Rajesh, K. Venkata Lakshmi and Lavanya Naik Jadav also participated, along with other senior officers and police personnel.