New Year: Hundreds of law-breakers arrested

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Lahore: Crackdown on law violators continued on New Year night across province and legal action is being  taken against hundreds of violators in all districts. Spokesperson of  Punjab Police said that  Punjab Police continued its indiscriminate operations on aerial firing, one wheeling, drinking and use of incendiary substances on New Year Night and 416 cases were registered against violators of law on New Year Night across the province  and 553 persons were arrested.

Spokesperson of  Punjab Police said that 109 cases of one wheeling were registered across Punjab and 141 persons were arrested, 143 cases of aerial firing were registered and 159 persons were arrested.  Similarly, 52 cases were registered and 86 people were arrested for setting off fireworks across the province while 112 cases were registered and 167 people were arrested for  using drugs and alcohol in Punjab. While talking about actions taken in Lahore told that ,  cases was registered against 61 persons for doing one wheeling and  73 accused  were arrested.  A total of 44 people were arrested in 30 cases of fireworks, 46 cases of alcohol and drug use were registered and 49 people were arrested. Punjab Police spokes told that during previous 12 hours in Lahore , 106 cases were registered against aerial firing  and 110 accused were arrested.  According to the Punjab Police spokesperson, police officers and personnel from all over Punjab including Lahore were on duty on the highways throughout the night while additional personnel were deployed for smooth flow of traffic and protection of families.  He further said that maintaining a peaceful atmosphere and protection of life and property of the people is the primary responsibility of Punjab Police for which all possible steps will be taken in future also.

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