Kathmandu, Oct 13: Police have apprehended 98 people under the ‘sweep operation’ conducted in the Kathmandu Valley to prevent and control crime.
According to the District Police Range Kathmandu, they were arrested during the operation that was conducted from October 12 till 6 am of October 13. Among those arrested, 76 are men and 11 are women.
Spokesperson of the Kathmandu District Police Range, Superintendent of Police Dan Bahadur Thapa, informed that sweep operations were conducted in various areas of Kathmandu to maintain peace, security, and proper order in society.
According to him, the ‘sweep operation’ was conducted targeting individuals involved in criminal activities such as assaulting service users and the public in offices that deliver public services, at public places, and transportation vehicles, causing commotion and riots, misbehaving, theft, looting, brokerage activities, and hooliganism.
The District Police Range stated that nine convicts who were sentenced by the court in various cases and seven defendants who were absconding in ongoing cases have also been arrested in this connection, and that further investigations are underway against the arrested individuals.
