Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Haryana 'Operation Trackdown': 903 criminals arrested in three days
The police in Haryana, a state in India, ran a big special project called Operation Trackdown.
They wanted to catch people who break the law in serious ways, like people who hurt others, steal, or use illegal guns.
The police worked very hard for three days, starting August 1 and ending August 3.
During that time, they caught 903 people who had broken the law.
Some of those people, 139 of them, were connected to 103 very serious crimes.
The police also caught 767 other people who were involved in different cases.
The people they caught were accused of things like murder, robbery, kidnapping, and carrying illegal weapons.
The police opened new files, called history sheets, on 13 troublemakers and updated 81 older files.
The operation started just before Independence Day, a big holiday in India, to keep everyone safe.
The top police officer, Ajay Singhal, said the police will keep working hard and will not tolerate crime.
Haryana Police arrested 903 criminals in three days, from August 1 to August 3, under the statewide campaign 'Operation Trackdown'.
Of these, 139 accused were arrested in 103 serious criminal cases, including 16 murder and 19 attempt-to-murder cases.
The serious cases included 43 under the Arms Act, seven robbery cases, six snatching cases, four extortion cases and three each of dacoity and kidnapping.
Another 767 offenders involved in different cases were also apprehended during the campaign.
The operation, launched ahead of Independence Day under Director General of Police Ajay Singhal, included opening 13 new history sheets and updating 81 existing ones.
- Who
- Haryana Police, led by Director General of Police Ajay Singhal
- What
- Launched 'Operation Trackdown', a statewide campaign that arrested 903 criminals in three days
- When
- From August 1 to August 3, with the campaign announced in a statement dated August 5
- Where
- Haryana, India (announced from Chandigarh)
- Why
- To strengthen law and order ahead of Independence Day and crack down on organised, habitual and absconding criminals
- Operation
- Operation Trackdown
- State
- Haryana, India
- Total arrests
- 903 criminals in three days (August 1-3)
- Serious cases
- 103 cases with 139 accused arrested
- Other offenders
- 767 apprehended
- Case breakdown
- 43 Arms Act, 19 attempt to murder, 16 murder, 7 robbery, 6 snatching, 4 extortion, 3 dacoity, 3 kidnapping
- History sheets
- 13 new opened, 81 updated
- Police chief
- Ajay Singhal, Director General of Police
