Delhi police logo (Credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered a total of 504 cases for violation of the model code of conduct . These cases have been registered between the period of January 7 to January 22. The 70-seated assembly of Delhi will go to the polls in a single-phase voting on February 5 and the counting of votes will take place on February 8.
Additionally, the Delhi Police have seized 270 unlicensed arms and 372 cartridges along with the seizure of 44,256 litres liquor, worth more than Rs 1.3 crores. The police have also seized 110.
53 kilograms of drugs and more than 1200 injections valued at more than Rs 20 crores. Since the enforcement of the MCC, the police also seized around Rs 4.5 crores (Rs 4,56,03,745) in the form of cash and around 0.
850 kilograms of gold metal and 37.39 kilograms of silver metal. A total of 17,879 persons have been arrested by the Delhi police under provisions of preventive actions and other acts from January 7 to January 19.
The Delhi police has been busting several criminals and seizing cash, illicit liquor and firearms as the assembly elections in the national capital are inching closer. Earlier on January 20, Delhi police busted an interstate gang of illegal firearm suppliers with the arrest of its three members and recovery of several firearms. The operation was carried out by the team of special staff of Delhi police of north district.
The recovered items included five semi-automatic pistols, six country-made pistols (desi.
