Lahore police claimed to have arrested as many as 2099 proclaimed offenders, habitual criminals and absconders in a crackdown during the ongoing month, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.
According to DIG (Operations) Afzal Ahmad Kausar, the police arrested 555 criminals from Lahore city, 431 from Saddr division, 369 from Model Town, 343 from Cantonment division, 251 from Civil Lines division, and 143 from Iqbal Town.
Besides, the mobile squads of the police also arrested seven proclaimed offenders.
The accused were wanted by the police in several incidents of robbery, burglary, and motorcycle theft.